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June 08, 2013

OverDrive App Update

OverDrive has released an update for their OverDrive Media Console (OMC) App for  iOS (Apple) and Android users.


For Apple users, this update includes enhancements to improve the speed of the in-app browser and bug fixes.

Users will need to reauthorize their Adobe ID. This is due to a change in Apple's privacy settings. Clicking ‘Sign In’ will show the ‘Adobe Authorization’ screen. The deauthorized Adobe ID is pre-populated, so the user will only need to enter the password. The ‘Forgot password?’ link will be available.

Audiobook users will be unaffected unless they have only downloaded part of their audiobook. In that case, users will need to re-download their title.


For Android users, this update will fix bug issues. Android users will not have to reauthorize their Adobe ID. 


Contact us if you have any questions!

May 08, 2013

Hachette Offers Full eBook Catalog to Libraries

Starting May 8th, Hachette Book Group will offer its full eBook catalog to libraries. Including new releases, this catalog includes over 5,000 titles Hachette Book Group includes popular authors James Patterson and David Sedaris.

For more information, check out their press release.

May 04, 2013

OverDrive and Linux

Good news for Linux users who would like to use OverDrive Media Console to checkout downloadable eBooks and audiobooks 

The following instructions come from OverDrive's Digital Library Blog:


 

"Many Linux users are familiar with a program called Wine – not the popular libation, but a “translator” that allows Windows native applications to run in the Linux environment. Wine takes a Windows Application’s calls, and translates them to the corresponding Linux calls.  The result is an environment where Windows applications run in the Linux environment as if they were written for Linux. Let me be clear and note that it’s not perfect – some results may vary, giving you the ability to use the core features of an application, while also preventing other features from working.


 When OverDrive Media Console is installed on a Linux PC using Wine, you will gain the capability of playing OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks, and even returning them through the software.  On the other hand, some features are not available, including support for WMA Audiobooks and WMV Videos, and the ability to transfer to MP3 players. The reason some features are not supported in Linux is the inability to install the latest version of the Windows Media Player security upgrade required for use with Windows Media formats.

In addition to this recent discovery, Open EPUB books should work as long as you have an eReader program installed, OverDrive Read titles will also work on Linux since the format is browser-based, and not tied to external programs like Adobe Digital Editions. Kindle Titles are also available to Linux users using the Kindle Cloud Reader. And you can also use Adobe Digital Editions 1.7 with Wine. To all Linux users out there, let’s hope this is the beginning of more things to come!

To download and install ADE with Wine, please see the Wine project’s App Database (appDB) entry for Adobe Digital Editions.

If you would like to download and install OMC with Wine, please see the Wine project’s App Database (appDB) entry for OMC.

If you don’t have Wine or you aren’t sure how Wine works, try these links: