Overdrive

[Dino84]

Hi

I am using the Aura One and was going to try out the Overdrive feature.

According to the manual, it should be located under ... > Settings > Overdrive

However, I have nothing called Overdrive in my Settings menu.

What up?

Thanks

[AnemicOak]

Are you in one of the countries where OverDrive works on the A1? If yes, do you know what affiliate your device is using?

[Dino84]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Are you in one of the countries where OverDrive works on the A1? If yes, do you know what affiliate your device is using?

Im not sure. Is Sweden such a country?
I am unable to check the config at the moment, will get back to you.

[AnemicOak]

No, sorry, the built in OD support doesn't work for Sweden.

From Kobo's page on the Aura One...

Get connected to your local public library right from your Kobo Aura ONE with built-in OverDrive.* Set-up is easy and free, all you need is your library card. With one integrated catalogue, Kobo and your Local Library make it easy to search for the eBook you want and choose to borrow or buy, it’s that simple.
*Dependent on library participation, available throughout most public libraries in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. eBook availability will vary based on library.

You can of course still sideload library books.



If you're trying to use a library from one of those countries it's possible (not sure) that changing the affiliate might help.

[Dino84]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

No, sorry, the built in OD support doesn't work for Sweden.

From Kobo's page on the Aura One...


You can of course still sideload library books.

Alright, bummer.

Thanks for the help anyway

[Ashjuk]

Not really relevant to the original question but just a bit of information relating to Overdrive.

I noticed the other day that my local library (Surrey UK) is dropping Overdrive.

New eBook Service April 2017

Please be aware that our OverDrive Service will be discontinued on 31 March 2017. If you have titles on loan on this date these will not expire until the end of the loan period. Unfortunately you will not be able to renew items.

Surrey Libraries will be launching a New eBook Service, the cloudLibrary™, in partnership with Bibliotheca.

I wonder if Overdrive is on its way out.

[lensmann]

Originally Posted by Ashjuk

Not really relevant to the original question but just a bit of information relating to Overdrive.

I noticed the other day that my local library (Surrey UK) is dropping Overdrive.

I wonder if Overdrive is on its way out.

They're still around, but they've lost some ground in the UK. Bibliotheca have been making a huge push into the UK market ever since they bought 3M's Cloud Library in 2015. They offer a much more flexible pricing model than Overdrive does, which many local authorities find attractive in the current climate of austerity. Quite a few have switched as their contracts with Overdrive come to an end. I have library cards from five local authorities in my bit of England, and four have switched to Bibliotheca in the past two years.

[patrik]

Originally Posted by Dino84

Im not sure. Is Sweden such a country?
I am unable to check the config at the moment, will get back to you.

FWIW it's easy to make this misunderstanding.

If you look at the Swedish resellers, they have translated the info about Kobo, including how Overdrive can work with libraries. There is no mentioning that there is a geographic restriction.

So, a swede reading the description and buying a Kobo locally would probably think they could use Overdrive for library use. (And libraries are very popular in Sweden for ebooks, thus this could be one of the reason they bought the e-reader.)

(Hmm, I was actually planning to mention this to them, guess I forgot...)

Edit.

Just checked and the largest reseller has actually removed the mentioning of Overdrive. Must have been done recently. I sent an email to another large reseller that still had the info.

[soulfuldog]

Originally Posted by lensmann

I have library cards from five local authorities in my bit of England, and four have switched to Bibliotheca in the past two years.

So apart from not being able to use the Overdrive feature on your Aura One, does this make any difference to borrowing library books, or is it pretty much the same as it was with sideloading via Overdrive?

[Ashjuk]

Originally Posted by lensmann

They're still around, but they've lost some ground in the UK. Bibliotheca have been making a huge push into the UK market ever since they bought 3M's Cloud Library in 2015. They offer a much more flexible pricing model than Overdrive does, which many local authorities find attractive in the current climate of austerity. Quite a few have switched as their contracts with Overdrive come to an end. I have library cards from five local authorities in my bit of England, and four have switched to Bibliotheca in the past two years.

Thanks for the information.

Surrey are still in the throes of the change over so I will have to wait and see how it all works out.

[lensmann]

Originally Posted by soulfuldog

So apart from not being able to use the Overdrive feature on your Aura One, does this make any difference to borrowing library books, or is it pretty much the same as it was with sideloading via Overdrive?

Sideloading works just the same if you're sideloading via Adobe Digital Editions. I don't use Overdrive's own desktop program nor do I use Bibliotheca's, but both support sideloading to Kobo readers.