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Originally Posted by odamizu
I'm seeing the same notice. As you say so succinctly: "I'm really upset to be forced to use another stupid app"  |
I just found out last night when I went on my library's Overdrive page.
They were phasing the MP3's out a year or so ago but some libraries kept the legacy Overdrive for Windows for those who still had it on their computers.
After talking to a librarian today, he said it is definitely going away in November. It just makes me so angry that Overdrive forces this on everyone. They are so obsessed with piracy that they are doing this regardless of whether it makes sense or not. Also I believe it also makes it easier for them to track reader's history. I quit Audible a couple of years ago when they changed their files to "enhanced" which were only for use on phones. They want to track everything we do.
Now I am also in a bind because I won't be able to check out e-books because I don't use a Kindle. This change will mess that up.
I really feel abandoned, I have relied on my library for so many years to have a good selection of books to check out and enjoy digitally.
I sent a message to LibroFM to see if they are going stop providing downloads of MP3's as well. It is my only source for them at present but don't know how long that will last either. Just stinks.