Overdrive releasing reading apps - Page 3

JSWolf · 08-02-2010, 10:17 PM

I am hoping the Overdrive app lets us side load eBooks and is using ADE.

wasshu · 08-24-2010, 02:53 PM

On a related note, if your library has eBooks from EBSCO NetLibrary, they work great on iPhone and iPads now using the txtr app. I just tested a number of titles, and everying worked fine. The page turning functionality in the txtr reader itself needs to be improved, and I am sure will be in upcoming releases; otherwise, it is all good.

Ken Maltby · 08-24-2010, 03:45 PM

The Ectaco JetBook Lite supports ADE, B&N, and Secure eReader DRM scams, so you
can use ADE on your PC to add readable ADE DRMed material directly to the JBL.
You can also create an SD card with the Adobe files and folders, that will have ADE
see the SD card as your device.

I also have no interest in authorizing ADE on my PC, and I fear that this Overdrive
app will be as "net connected" and dependent as ADE.

Somehow the eBook lending library experience, appears less than attractive and I
find forgoing it no hardship. I remove DRM infections as a matter of course for all my
eBook purchases.

Luck;
Ken

MaggieScratch · 08-24-2010, 03:46 PM

Once again, no love for WebOS. It's simple to port over from iPhone. Why don't they want my business?

kjk · 08-24-2010, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaggieScratch

Once again, no love for WebOS. It's simple to port over from iPhone. Why don't they want my business?

If HP comes thru with some nice new Palm devices, I think you'll see a lot of WebOS love in the near future!

phenomshel · 08-24-2010, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjk

If HP comes thru with some nice new Palm devices, I think you'll see a lot of WebOS love in the near future!

I'm hoping so. Maggie, I have a Palm Pre Plus, and found that the reading apps for it are fabulous. A larger screened device with WebOS and those apps would make a dream reader. (at least for me).

MaggieScratch · 08-25-2010, 03:23 PM

I would love a 6- or 7-inch screen WebOS tablet. The big iPad-sized ones, no. Too hard to carry around. Really I'd love one with a PixelQi screen. :-) Backlit LCD makes everything go black and swirly for me after a bit. The Kobo app is pretty good but could use some updating--it's still a beta app. pReader is really full-featured, and I use it for public domain stuff.

The rumors are saying next month for an updated Pre, later in the year for an updated Pixi, and next year for an HP WebOS tablet!

phenomshel · 08-25-2010, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaggieScratch

I would love a 6- or 7-inch screen WebOS tablet. The big iPad-sized ones, no. Too hard to carry around. Really I'd love one with a PixelQi screen. :-) Backlit LCD makes everything go black and swirly for me after a bit. The Kobo app is pretty good but could use some updating--it's still a beta app. pReader is really full-featured, and I use it for public domain stuff.

The rumors are saying next month for an updated Pre, later in the year for an updated Pixi, and next year for an HP WebOS tablet!

I know, and that's got me chasing the tech dragon again, LOL. I *want* a nook and/or a K3. But.... a WebOS tablet with the current reader apps available would read EVERYTHING, which is a big deal for me. I can deal with LCD no problem (my current main reading device is an Asus T91MT convertible netbook/tablet).
Wonder if one of those (a WebOS tablet) would be able to work with calibre....? Calibre already picks up my Pre Plus, so I don't see why it wouldn't be able to. Guess I need to stop speculating and just wait, hmm?

08-24-2010, 02:53 PM	#32
wasshu Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Sony, iRex, iPad, iPhone	EBSCO NetLibrary eBooks on iPhone, iPad On a related note, if your library has eBooks from EBSCO NetLibrary, they work great on iPhone and iPads now using the txtr app. I just tested a number of titles, and everying worked fine. The page turning functionality in the txtr reader itself needs to be improved, and I am sure will be in upcoming releases; otherwise, it is all good.

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08-02-2010, 10:17 PM	#31
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 78,973 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I am hoping the Overdrive app lets us side load eBooks and is using ADE.

08-24-2010, 03:45 PM	#33
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	The Ectaco JetBook Lite supports ADE, B&N, and Secure eReader DRM scams, so you can use ADE on your PC to add readable ADE DRMed material directly to the JBL. You can also create an SD card with the Adobe files and folders, that will have ADE see the SD card as your device. I also have no interest in authorizing ADE on my PC, and I fear that this Overdrive app will be as "net connected" and dependent as ADE. Somehow the eBook lending library experience, appears less than attractive and I find forgoing it no hardship. I remove DRM infections as a matter of course for all my eBook purchases. Luck; Ken

08-24-2010, 03:46 PM	#34
MaggieScratch Has got to the black veil Posts: 542 Karma: 2144168 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle Paperwhite 2	Once again, no love for WebOS. It's simple to port over from iPhone. Why don't they want my business?

08-25-2010, 03:23 PM	#37
MaggieScratch Has got to the black veil Posts: 542 Karma: 2144168 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle Paperwhite 2	I would love a 6- or 7-inch screen WebOS tablet. The big iPad-sized ones, no. Too hard to carry around. Really I'd love one with a PixelQi screen. :-) Backlit LCD makes everything go black and swirly for me after a bit. The Kobo app is pretty good but could use some updating--it's still a beta app. pReader is really full-featured, and I use it for public domain stuff. The rumors are saying next month for an updated Pre, later in the year for an updated Pixi, and next year for an HP WebOS tablet!