Hoopla Question

[otissperber]

I have a library card at libraries in two different states. Both have access to Hoopla. Is there any advantage to creating two Hoopla accounts, one for each state? Or, does access to Hoopla give you the same media regardless of library system (meaning they'd both give me the exact same media)?

[hobnail]

I would guess that having two accounts would be better. For example, Overdrive is everywhere in the US but each library system does not have the same books available from it.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by otissperber

I have a library card at libraries in two different states. Both have access to Hoopla. Is there any advantage to creating two Hoopla accounts, one for each state? Or, does access to Hoopla give you the same media regardless of library system (meaning they'd both give me the exact same media)?

For example, some libraries do not have access to audiobooks through Hoopla. So yes, it's worth creating the two accounts in case anything is different. It also gives you more borrows.

[catsknit]

there's no hack to use Hoopla on an ereader is there? Hoopla often has ebooks my library's Overdrive does not, but I have to read them in the Hoopla app on my tablet. Am I missing something?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by catsknit

there's no hack to use Hoopla on an ereader is there? Hoopla often has ebooks my library's Overdrive does not, but I have to read them in the Hoopla app on my tablet. Am I missing something?

if you have an Android based Reader, then you might be able to install the Hoopla app.

[Froide]

Some advantages to having multiple Hoopla accounts:

• Different libraries may have different content, so it's useful to have Hoopla accounts at multiple libraries
• Each library limits the number of videos one can borrow per month via Hoopla, so having multiple accounts increases the number of videos one can borrow

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Froide

Some advantages to having multiple Hoopla accounts:

• Different libraries may have different content
• Each library limits the number of videos one can borrow per month via Hoopla

Some Hoopla accounts don't allow audiobooks to be borrowed.

[catsknit]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

if you have an Android based Reader, then you might be able to install the Hoopla app.

My main ereader is a Kobo Libra, but I forgot that I had bought a Pocketbook Inkbook Pro 3 last year. I never liked it and it's sitting on a shelf but I'll see if that will work. I hate reading on a tablet screen, plus it's heavy to take to work compared to an ereader. Thanks for the reminder!

edited to update - nope, can't do apps b/c it's linux, not android. Tried just using the browser but a) it's very slow to load pages and b) hoopla specifically says the book I tried can't be read in the browser. Guess I'm stuck with tablet or phone for the time being.