Does anyone use overdrive for ebooks?

**Soundtrack to Chaos** · 02-03-2013, 06:27 PM

Just downloaded it, and got my library card set up and stuff and downloaded a book, but I don't like their reader, it takes forever to load the pages, and I would like to try another reader

I downloaded aldiko book reader and it says it supports epub files, but when I go to import it says could not load file

Can anyone help please, thanks

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**mr_nobody** · 02-03-2013, 07:31 PM

Because of the DRM you either need to remove it or you need to download the books from within aldiko which it can do. Simply add your library as a source in the catalog section of Aldiko.

**Soundtrack to Chaos** · 02-03-2013, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by mr_nobody

Because of the DRM you either need to remove it or you need to download the books from within aldiko which it can do. Simply add your library as a source in the catalog section of Aldiko.

I just signed in to my adobe account for the DRM thing, still no help

I'm not sure how I could add it to my catalog because the book was from the public library and also I'm borrowing the book using the overdrive app

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**mr_nobody** · 02-03-2013, 10:37 PM

I've never used it but I know that the catalogs feature of aldiko will let you add a library that uses overdrive. Then you would download your books using Aldiko rather than using overdrive. I would Google for more information on this if I were you.

**drjboulder** · 02-04-2013, 12:28 AM

I check out books from my local library through Overdrive all the time. I have never used the the Overdrive app. I use the Kindle app. I am not sure if checking out the Kindle version of the book is common amongst all libraries. Works flawlessly for me.

**Soundtrack to Chaos** · 02-07-2013, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by drjboulder

I check out books from my local library through Overdrive all the time. I have never used the the Overdrive app. I use the Kindle app. I am not sure if checking out the Kindle version of the book is common amongst all libraries. Works flawlessly for me.

Really? How did you get it through the kindle app?

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**drjboulder** · 02-07-2013, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by Soundtrack to Chaos

How did you get it through the kindle app?

Well, I do not get them through the app. I go to my local library's web site, click on ebooks, which links to Overdrive. Browse to a book I want. Click on "add to cart" for the Kindle version. From the cart, "checkout" takes you to Amazon where you choose the device to download it to...

(not a book I plan to check out, just a screenshot to illustrate an example)

**Soundtrack to Chaos** · 02-07-2013, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by drjboulder

Well, I do not get them through the app. I go to my local library's web site, click on ebooks, which links to Overdrive. Browse to a book I want. Click on "add to cart" for the Kindle version. From the cart, "checkout" takes you to Amazon where you choose the device to download it to...

(not a book I plan to check out, just a screenshot to illustrate an example)

Oh ok, thanks, I'll try it later

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