BorrowBox collection in Aus/NZ libraries

GeoffR · 02-10-2014, 05:43 PM

I noticed my local library now lets me borrow ebooks from BorrowBox: https://fe.bolindadigital.com/wldcs_...l?b2bSite=3115, which seems to be based in Australia.

This collection has a lot of books pubished by Macmillan that are not available from the Overdrive collection (lots of good British SF/Fantasy from authors like Peter F.Hamilton, Charles Stross, China Mieville), as well as quite a few Australian and New Zealand authors.

Lynx-lynx · 02-10-2014, 09:41 PM

Geoff is Borrowbox an app for devices like Apple stuff and Android stuff only?

Looking at the google Aus references various libraries seem to show it as an app.

Oddly the Borrowbox web page:
http://www.borrowbox.com

only comes up as:
http://www.borrowbox.com/support/

And looks like the jpg below .....

meeera · 02-10-2014, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Geoff is Borrowbox an app for devices like Apple stuff and Android stuff only?

Looking at the google Aus references various libraries seem to show it as an app.

User guides show that the Borrowbox library is also ADE-compatible:

http://www.cclc.vic.gov.au/docs/Help...User_Guide.pdf

Here's a side-by-side feature comparison:

http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/lib...on%20table.pdf

Lynx-lynx · 02-10-2014, 10:36 PM

Meeera what do you make of it?

Is Borrowbox an alternative to Overdrive for libraries, perhaps because they're cheaper or whatever? Not suggesting that libraries only use one or the other - but am wondering why use Borrowbox if Overdrive works well.

Is it offering something that Overdrive doesn't?

The comparison shows that they both require ADE.

meeera · 02-10-2014, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Meeera what do you make of it?

Is Borrowbox an alternative to Overdrive for libraries, perhaps because they're cheaper or whatever? Not suggesting that libraries only use one or the other - but am wondering why use Borrowbox if Overdrive works well.

Is it offering something that Overdrive doesn't?

I can't tell from here. They appear to be pushing the value of the audiobook side of the Borrowbox service, but I don't use that feature at all on Overdrive, so I don't know.

To complicate things further, some Australian libraries are also using Axis-360.

GeoffR · 02-10-2014, 11:26 PM

The BorrowBox collection works basically the same as Overdrive, once I log in with my library card number I can borrow books and download with ADE.

I guess the reason to use BorrowBox as well as Overdrive is simply that it has some books that are not available through Overdrive.

02-10-2014, 05:43 PM	#1
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	BorrowBox collection in Aus/NZ libraries I noticed my local library now lets me borrow ebooks from BorrowBox: https://fe.bolindadigital.com/wldcs_...l?b2bSite=3115, which seems to be based in Australia. This collection has a lot of books pubished by Macmillan that are not available from the Overdrive collection (lots of good British SF/Fantasy from authors like Peter F.Hamilton, Charles Stross, China Mieville), as well as quite a few Australian and New Zealand authors. Last edited by GeoffR; 02-10-2014 at 05:46 PM. Reason: Fix link

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Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,069 Karma: 91561091 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Blackberry Playbook, Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2	Geoff is Borrowbox an app for devices like Apple stuff and Android stuff only? Looking at the google Aus references various libraries seem to show it as an app. Oddly the Borrowbox web page: http://www.borrowbox.com only comes up as: http://www.borrowbox.com/support/ And looks like the jpg below ..... Attached Thumbnails

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Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,069 Karma: 91561091 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Blackberry Playbook, Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2	Meeera what do you make of it? Is Borrowbox an alternative to Overdrive for libraries, perhaps because they're cheaper or whatever? Not suggesting that libraries only use one or the other - but am wondering why use Borrowbox if Overdrive works well. Is it offering something that Overdrive doesn't? The comparison shows that they both require ADE.

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GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	The BorrowBox collection works basically the same as Overdrive, once I log in with my library card number I can borrow books and download with ADE. I guess the reason to use BorrowBox as well as Overdrive is simply that it has some books that are not available through Overdrive.

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