Overdrive quirk

tdonline · 01-20-2012, 12:49 PM

I had a book that was due this past Sunday and since I was over 200 pages from the finish, I resigned myself to having to put myself back on the waiting list for it.

Except I've been reading it since Sunday. I have not powered down the Nook nor hooked it up to ADE nor closed out the book. Is this just a one time glitch or can books be kept past the due date if I continue to do all of the 3 things listed? It's not ideal of course because I want to access other reading materials but on the other hand, I really want to finish this book!

Hellmark · 01-20-2012, 01:05 PM

One of a few things can happen to cause this.

Do you use Calibre with third party made DRM stripping plugins installed and enabled? If so, then as soon as you put the book in to Calibre, the plugin strips the DRM before Calibre even gets it.

What does the time on the nook show? It could be that the nook thinks that the time and date are different than what they actually are.

It could be that there is some other glitch, it still has the book in memory, and as soon as you reboot or open another book it will no longer be able to access the over due book.

ilovejedd · 01-20-2012, 01:06 PM

On my Sony, even if I leave the book open, if it's expired, I lose access. Might just be a quirk specific to the Nook.

tdonline · 01-20-2012, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

On my Sony, even if I leave the book open, if it's expired, I lose access. Might just be a quirk specific to the Nook.

Yep, that's happened with other library books I've had except I can't remember if I closed them.

The date/time for the e-reader is correct. And though I use Calibre to fetch news and blog sites I do not use it for anything else. I haven't any idea about stripping DRM.

tdonline · 01-20-2012, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hellmark

It could be that there is some other glitch, it still has the book in memory, and as soon as you reboot or open another book it will no longer be able to access the over due book.

This is my hunch but I won't test it until I finish the book

tecweston · 01-21-2012, 10:37 AM

When I had my Kobo, I could usually continue reading the book past the expiration date so long as I didn't close the book or turn off the device. Since getting my Nook I haven't been in a situation where I was reading a book close to the expiration date, so I don't know if it's possible to do on that.

rdfry · 01-22-2012, 02:24 PM

This used to be the method that I used on my 3G Nook, but then it appeared that loophole was fixed.

jehane · 01-23-2012, 06:57 AM

On my Sony 300 if I leave a library book open and it expires, I can continue to read it provided I don't close the book, shut down the device, or connect it to my computer. I can also continue to read open but expired library books on my computer in ADE provided I don't close the book or program.

01-20-2012, 12:49 PM	#1
tdonline Addict Posts: 309 Karma: 2644486 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: PW3, Nook Simple Touch	Overdrive quirk I had a book that was due this past Sunday and since I was over 200 pages from the finish, I resigned myself to having to put myself back on the waiting list for it. Except I've been reading it since Sunday. I have not powered down the Nook nor hooked it up to ADE nor closed out the book. Is this just a one time glitch or can books be kept past the due date if I continue to do all of the 3 things listed? It's not ideal of course because I want to access other reading materials but on the other hand, I really want to finish this book!

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01-20-2012, 01:05 PM	#2
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,549 Karma: 3799999 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: O'Fallon, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3	One of a few things can happen to cause this. Do you use Calibre with third party made DRM stripping plugins installed and enabled? If so, then as soon as you put the book in to Calibre, the plugin strips the DRM before Calibre even gets it. What does the time on the nook show? It could be that the nook thinks that the time and date are different than what they actually are. It could be that there is some other glitch, it still has the book in memory, and as soon as you reboot or open another book it will no longer be able to access the over due book.

01-20-2012, 01:06 PM	#3
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,111 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	On my Sony, even if I leave the book open, if it's expired, I lose access. Might just be a quirk specific to the Nook.

01-21-2012, 10:37 AM	#6
tecweston Comic book artist Posts: 553 Karma: 1760679 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Detroit Device: Nook Glowlight, iPad, iPhone	When I had my Kobo, I could usually continue reading the book past the expiration date so long as I didn't close the book or turn off the device. Since getting my Nook I haven't been in a situation where I was reading a book close to the expiration date, so I don't know if it's possible to do on that.

01-22-2012, 02:24 PM	#7
rdfry loving the books Posts: 374 Karma: 18825402 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: DFW Device: Rooted Nook, Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, Galaxy Note 5, 2 Fire 7s Note 8	This used to be the method that I used on my 3G Nook, but then it appeared that loophole was fixed.

01-23-2012, 06:57 AM	#8
jehane Book addict Posts: 441 Karma: 2650464 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Antarctica/Australia/Ohio Device: Sony PRS-300/T1/Asus TF101	On my Sony 300 if I leave a library book open and it expires, I can continue to read it provided I don't close the book, shut down the device, or connect it to my computer. I can also continue to read open but expired library books on my computer in ADE provided I don't close the book or program.