While doing some research on discovery systems, I ran into this very nice slideshow that has very nice comparative summaries of the the strengths and weaknesses the most commonly used discovery systems. It's worth a look.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Using the Nook with Overdrive
If you need some step by step instruction for using the Nook with Overdrive, there is information posted at the Duluth Public Library developed by Laurie Slattengren, a library technician there, as well as technology trainer extraordinaire. It's available as a printable pdf.
I also found an enjoyable blog, Being Ruth, that has posted very readable and easy to follow tutorial on how to put library books from Overdrive on your Nook - A Visual Tutorial.
If you have some other reading device, you can find out more about its compatibility with Overdrive ebooks from Overdrive.
While Amazon has indicated that support for Overdrive ebooks will be coming to the Kindle, it is not yet there. At this time Kindle is incompatible with Overdrive ebooks. In order to use Overdrive ebooks with the Kindle, you would need to remove the DRM from the ebooks and then convert the file format to one readable by the Kindle. If you want to read more about what would be involved, there is a tutorial. However, you should know that removing DRM is against the law.
I also found an enjoyable blog, Being Ruth, that has posted very readable and easy to follow tutorial on how to put library books from Overdrive on your Nook - A Visual Tutorial.
If you have some other reading device, you can find out more about its compatibility with Overdrive ebooks from Overdrive.
While Amazon has indicated that support for Overdrive ebooks will be coming to the Kindle, it is not yet there. At this time Kindle is incompatible with Overdrive ebooks. In order to use Overdrive ebooks with the Kindle, you would need to remove the DRM from the ebooks and then convert the file format to one readable by the Kindle. If you want to read more about what would be involved, there is a tutorial. However, you should know that removing DRM is against the law.
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