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People have been asking for instructions on using a kindle to check out eBooks from their public library through OverDrive, courtesy of Pioneer: Utah’s Online Library. Well, here you go. Instructions: Visit your Utah public library’s website and click on the link to Overdrive. Or, go to http://pioneer.utah.gov and click on OverDrive. Here I am. Using OverDrive with my new iPod which I got fairly recently. There are other sources of ebook and audiobooks as well such as NetLibrary (free from your public library in Utah), Google Books (older classics free, $ for newer titles), Kobo (free, $), Audible ($) , iTunes (some free, most $), Project Gutenberg . . . → Read More: OverDrive and the rest of the modern world as we know it I’m so excited! I got a new iPod the other day and it’s pretty sweet if I must say so myself. I wanted to listen to a book while doing other stuff, so I went to Pioneer: Utah’s Online Library and jumped on the Overdrive link. I logged in and found a book I’ve been hankering . . . → Read More: iPod audiobooks for free through Pioneer: Utah’s Online Library Did you hear the news? Boston Public Library, Overdrive’s partner, now has 15,000 Project Gutenberg e-books in their Overdrive collection. They are accessed through the Overdrive platform, have no checkout or check in, but are also counted in their stats. The advantage is one-stop shopping. Overdrive says it will be available to all of us in the . . . → Read More: Overdrive & Project Gutenberg e-books Use this link to get Overdrive logos for . . . → Read More: Overdrive logos link |
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Is an iLibrary in Your Future?
I just received a request from a state agency for audio books. After spending some frustrating minutes with our Overdrive collection I had this idea:
Has anyone ever heard of Apple licensing their iTunes store software? I think that iTunes would be the perfect platform for libraries to use to provide access to their digital . . . → Read More: Is an iLibrary in Your Future?