Overdrive word search?

deltadon · 12-23-2012, 01:15 AM

Hi,

I downloaded and am using Overdrive as an ereader. I'm reading a book with a ton of characters in it and I'd like to reference them somehow in case I lose track or who they are. (Yep, getting old, I guess).

I used to use a Nook Tablet for ereading and if you highligted a word, not necessarily a charcter, but any word, an option to "find" the word (or character) opened up and a list of page numbers for every time the word (or character) appeared opened up.

Very convenient for finding when new characters were introduced and in what context they were introduced.

I can't find this function in Overdrive. Does Overdrive have it?

Thanks.

deltadon · 12-23-2012, 02:33 PM

Does no one know what I'm asking here? Perhaps I phrased my query awkwardly.

fjtorres · 12-24-2012, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deltadon

Hi,
I can't find this function in Overdrive. Does Overdrive have it?

Thanks.

I can't find it either. Not in Overdrive for Android, anyway.
It is common in other reading apps, though. I know Kindle, Coolreader, and Sony all have global text search but Overdrive only has (online) dictionary search (for definitions) and a very lean function at that.

Depending on what you're reading on and whether you're reading Library ebooks you *might* be able to use a different app.

Overdrive is a decent reading app but it seems to be a bit of a work in progress, feature-wise. Its virtues are stability and simplicity more than flexibility.

silasgreenback · 12-25-2012, 02:18 PM

You may want to try Aldiko.

Aldiko can be registered with Adobe to read DRM'ed library books, is much faster than Overdrive's app and is also more feature-rich. The speed of page turns alone makes Aldiko worth switching to.

There is a free version and a premium for $2.99 and the premium is, from what I understand, mainly a donation for development. I never noticed ads when using the free version and the $2.99 seems worth it for such a useful app.

There is also another reading app or two that can handle Adobe DRM, but I don't remember what it/they is/are.

12-23-2012, 01:15 AM	#1
deltadon Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 472352 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: samsung Galaxy 2 7.0	Overdrive word search? Hi, I downloaded and am using Overdrive as an ereader. I'm reading a book with a ton of characters in it and I'd like to reference them somehow in case I lose track or who they are. (Yep, getting old, I guess). I used to use a Nook Tablet for ereading and if you highligted a word, not necessarily a charcter, but any word, an option to "find" the word (or character) opened up and a list of page numbers for every time the word (or character) appeared opened up. Very convenient for finding when new characters were introduced and in what context they were introduced. I can't find this function in Overdrive. Does Overdrive have it? Thanks.

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12-23-2012, 02:33 PM	#2
deltadon Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 472352 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: samsung Galaxy 2 7.0	Does no one know what I'm asking here? Perhaps I phrased my query awkwardly.

12-25-2012, 02:18 PM	#4
silasgreenback New Leaf Turner Posts: 260 Karma: 1026664 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hadestown Device: Kobo Glo	You may want to try Aldiko. Aldiko can be registered with Adobe to read DRM'ed library books, is much faster than Overdrive's app and is also more feature-rich. The speed of page turns alone makes Aldiko worth switching to. There is a free version and a premium for $2.99 and the premium is, from what I understand, mainly a donation for development. I never noticed ads when using the free version and the $2.99 seems worth it for such a useful app. There is also another reading app or two that can handle Adobe DRM, but I don't remember what it/they is/are.

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