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Originally Posted by John F
Is there a way to see available library ebooks on the reader?
My mother is an avid reader, and I am having troubles keeping up with her; I put the ebooks on her reader. I was hoping she could learn to use Overdrive on her reader (a Forma, up to date firmware).
I setup the Overdrive account, but the UI looks to rudimentary to be functional for her needs. Our library doesn't get a lot new copies, so there is always a long wait for newish titles. Ideally, she would need a way to view available titles. I don't see any way to filter available titles?
Ideally, a UI similar to the Overdrive site: filter by genre, ebooks, available, ...
Thank you.
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The scarcity of ebooks at the local library gets worse the more urban your area because demand increases. Unlike with paper books which can last for years, ebooks have a built in expiration date forced by the publishers, so libraries have to spend ebook money rebuying the best sellers to meet demand. That doesn’t leave much money for less popular titles, so there’s always a wait.
As for Overdrive on the Kobo, I’m afraid the others are correct. There is no way to filter for availability. It’s a shocking shortcoming, which is why we highly recommend Libby. That will filter for availability and genre and many others. You could search for the books for her using Libby on your phone. Anything you borrow using the app would instantly sync to her Kobo (except for the rare Kindle only book.)
Your mother might have to resign herself to flipping through OD’s curated lists on the Kobo. At least they clearly mark available titles with “borrow”. I wish I had better news for you.