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Libby issue
Adding insult to injury....
My current Libby audiobook to which I'm listening on a phone is malfunctioning. I've downloaded it and it will play for a while, then cut out. The error message suggests an internet connection issue. I'm not connected when I'm out and about because the phone's not activated, but that shouldn't matter because the book is downloaded. Or at least it never used to. When this happens, I can "retry", then it will play for a shorter interval and then still shorter, after which it won't load, period. I tried deleting it and redownloading, only for the same thing to happen. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm hoping it's just this book, because if this is typical I won't be able to listen to Libby books at all. I don't have a smart phone (because I don't feel I need one and why spend the money?). There was an article in the WaPo earlier this week about how the elderly and the poor are cut off from services they need because they don't have smartphones. Just what we were saying in the Libby rant thread. |
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It seems Libby/OverDrive wants you online all the time while listening to an audiobook despite their claims that you can download audiobooks and listen while offline. |
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![]() ![]() Unless I'm listening in bed, I only listen to books when I'm out and about, walking or driving. And now, apparently, that will no longer work. I do appreciate the confirmation. What an absolute travesty in terms of servicing their customers. |
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Since Libby's been around for years, shouldn't any bugs have been worked out by now? I wonder what the breakdown was on audiobooks downloaded only to the Libby app vs. audiobooks downloaded to PC.
I have gotten the hang of the workaround and while it's certainly more cumbersome and time-consuming than the simple OverDrive download, it does work. |
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That is really odd. Could the phone's OS need an upgrade?
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There's a GitHub project where one user's library card is now blocked on Libby after using the python program. (Also, this forced tracking of reading progress seems contrary to most libraries' privacy policies, no?) |
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I've not have any issue with audiobooks downloaded to the Libby app. But the last time I listened to a downloaded eBook from the Libby app was before the removal of downloadable MP3 audiobooks.
I'll give it another go and see how I get on. |
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How does one download an audiobook, either through the website or the app?
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But now, the only way to listen to an audiobook is via the Libby app or browser, both of which they are tracking under "Reading Journey", where they show you how much of the book you've listened to and how many minutes you've listened. If you borrow an audiobook and never listen to it (i.e., zero minutes or maybe 1-2 minutes in your "Reading Journey"), won't that look suspicious? They'll know that either you're finding an unsanctioned way to download and listen to the audiobook, or you're just borrowing audiobooks willy-nilly and never listening to them. As I mentioned, there is a GitHub project where one person who was downloading audiobooks in an unsanctioned manner had their library card blocked and now they can't access Libby. Last edited by odamizu; 12-09-2024 at 04:24 PM. |
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