Pottermore reaches agreement with OverDrive for library dist. - Page 8

Joykins · 03-02-2012, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by GeckoFriend

Your library (and it looks like most others) is obviously much richer than mine. Mine has zero copies. Ten "new" titles added in the last 30 days. Such "new" titles include publlic domain.

It's a consortium that serves the whole state. It appears to be well-funded at this time, but a few years ago they were struggling with pdfs of 10-year-old romances...

emilikins · 03-02-2012, 11:48 AM

They're all up for holds at my library. I won't be downloading them (I have a the British and American sets), just because I've reread them so many times and who knows if my hold turn will come when I'm in the mood to reread?

ucfgrad93 · 03-02-2012, 12:02 PM

My library has 10 copies of each of the books. Unfortunately, they are all audiobooks and epubs. No kindle.

ProfCrash · 03-02-2012, 12:34 PM

I think that the EPubs will have a Kindle capability. ie when your turn comes up they will ask you which one you want. This is pure speculation on my part but JKR has a Kindle so i cannot see her not having these books available for a Kindle. It could be that the libraries or the system is just processing things as EPub only for the moment.

I also think that she is using this to gage whether people really want these books as ebooks and the more people on the waiting list, the more clear it is that there is a demand. Worse case scenario: there is no Kindle version and you cannot download the EPub copy. It doesn't really hurt you or anyone else but you are counted as having an interest.

ucfgrad93 · 03-02-2012, 12:42 PM

Well, I placed a hold on it. I think I am the first one on the list. If it is an epub, then I just will let the hold expire after 3 days and someone else can get it.

anamardoll · 03-02-2012, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I think that the EPubs will have a Kindle capability. ie when your turn comes up they will ask you which one you want. This is pure speculation on my part but JKR has a Kindle so i cannot see her not having these books available for a Kindle. It could be that the libraries or the system is just processing things as EPub only for the moment.

Don't the books have to be available for sale on Amazon in order for them to appear on Overdrive?

MrsJoseph · 03-02-2012, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by anamardoll

Don't the books have to be available for sale on Amazon in order for them to appear on Overdrive?

That was my understanding. How else can Amazon try to market to you?

anamardoll · 03-02-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph

That was my understanding. How else can Amazon try to market to you?

More fundamentally, how else can Amazon supply the book. Which is how they do it now.

tubemonkey · 03-02-2012, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by anamardoll

More fundamentally, how else can Amazon supply the book. Which is how they do it now.

^ This

TimW · 03-02-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by anamardoll

More fundamentally, how else can Amazon supply the book. Which is how they do it now.

Yes, it's the supply issue. Amazon is the only source of DRMed Kindle content. Since Amazon won't have the book, then it won't work. You can read them on a Fire, though. (Using an Epub reader app)

anamardoll · 03-02-2012, 02:05 PM

Or, it's possible that they will be available from the Kindle store on launch day.

If that's the case, though, it would be odd to not have them up yet for pre-order.

ProfCrash · 03-02-2012, 02:28 PM

Except that they have not announced that the e-books are being sold. Putting the Kindle version up would tell folks in the know that they are planning to sell the books as well as loan them through the Library. Maybe they are trying to avoid that for some silly reason.

anamardoll · 03-02-2012, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Except that they have not announced that the e-books are being sold. Putting the Kindle version up would tell folks in the know that they are planning to sell the books as well as loan them through the Library. Maybe they are trying to avoid that for some silly reason.

Occam's Razor would seem to indicate that they won't be available through Amazon any time soon.

Why give up the pre-orders if you're trying to gauge interest, as people have been theorizing she's doing? Pre-orders are THE way to gauge interest. Far more so than libraries.

mrscoach · 03-02-2012, 03:05 PM

I sent off an email to my library asking for them to get these. I let them know other libraries are already putting people in hold lines and begged nicely for them to do the same. We'll see if I get a response.

AnemicOak · 03-02-2012, 03:15 PM

Anyone heard yet what the individual cost per book is to libraries? I'm curious to know.

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03-02-2012, 11:48 AM	#107
emilikins Short One in the Stacks Posts: 142 Karma: 198348 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Midwest Device: HTC Flyer; Kobo WiFi	They're all up for holds at my library. I won't be downloading them (I have a the British and American sets), just because I've reread them so many times and who knows if my hold turn will come when I'm in the mood to reread?

03-02-2012, 12:02 PM	#108
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,360 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	My library has 10 copies of each of the books. Unfortunately, they are all audiobooks and epubs. No kindle.

03-02-2012, 12:34 PM	#109
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I think that the EPubs will have a Kindle capability. ie when your turn comes up they will ask you which one you want. This is pure speculation on my part but JKR has a Kindle so i cannot see her not having these books available for a Kindle. It could be that the libraries or the system is just processing things as EPub only for the moment. I also think that she is using this to gage whether people really want these books as ebooks and the more people on the waiting list, the more clear it is that there is a demand. Worse case scenario: there is no Kindle version and you cannot download the EPub copy. It doesn't really hurt you or anyone else but you are counted as having an interest.

03-02-2012, 12:42 PM	#110
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,360 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	Well, I placed a hold on it. I think I am the first one on the list. If it is an epub, then I just will let the hold expire after 3 days and someone else can get it.

03-02-2012, 02:05 PM	#116
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	Or, it's possible that they will be available from the Kindle store on launch day. If that's the case, though, it would be odd to not have them up yet for pre-order.

03-02-2012, 02:28 PM	#117
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Except that they have not announced that the e-books are being sold. Putting the Kindle version up would tell folks in the know that they are planning to sell the books as well as loan them through the Library. Maybe they are trying to avoid that for some silly reason.

03-02-2012, 03:05 PM	#119
mrscoach Guru Posts: 763 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	I sent off an email to my library asking for them to get these. I let them know other libraries are already putting people in hold lines and begged nicely for them to do the same. We'll see if I get a response.

03-02-2012, 03:15 PM	#120
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Anyone heard yet what the individual cost per book is to libraries? I'm curious to know.

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