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> Even if you have an open eBook reader, where are you going to get the books from? There's a huge ebook pirating scene, so you could always do that, buying th
by komali2 6y ago
> Even if you have an open eBook reader, where are you going to get the books from?
There's a huge ebook pirating scene, so you could always do that, buying the book beforehand if the ethics disturb you.
What is sad to me is that there's no way to check out an ebook from a library in a way that doesn't involve Amazon.
- amwelles 6y ago> there's no way to check out an ebook from a library in a way that doesn't involve Amazon Isn't this what Libby - https://libbyapp.com/ https://libbyapp.com/ - does?
- 0xCMP 6y agoBut then you can't use it on an e-reader. It remains in the app.
- vel0city 6y agoLibby (and by extension Overdrive) supports checking out books onto supported e-readers. They must support either the Kindle or Adobe DRM standards though. https://help.libbyapp.com/en-us/6059.htm https://help.libbyapp.com/en-us/6059.htm
- soapdog 6y agoI use overdrive from my kobo. I have three library cards in it, unfortunately I can't use them three at the same time so depending on what kind of book I want, I switch accounts. I can search, reserve, and borrow from any of those consortiums directly from the Kobo device.
- stonogo 6y agoOverdrive is supported on-device by Kobo ereaders.
- efreak 6y agoOverdrive, which is what most libraries I know of use, supports Kindle, Adobe, and it's open format (which IIRC cannot be downloaded and must be viewed in the browser/app one page at a time).