[nabs-l] Using overdrive with apex

[Sophie Trist]

Amanda and all, Joshua is right about the apex. However, I'm able 
to listen to Overdrive MP3 audiobooks on my iPhone with no 
problem. The Overdrive website isn't the best accessibility wise 
(at least not for my phone) but hey, free books are free books, 
and I'm a total reading addict.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Hendrickson via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: cape.amanda at gmail.com, National Association of Blind Students 
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Date sent: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 07:33:34 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Using overdrive with apex

Hi Amanda.  I believe the answer to your question is no for audio
books, and maybe yes for certain public domain ebooks.  My 
library is
subscribed to overdrive, and I can get a limited number of audio
books.  However, the audio books are in that stupid and very 
annoying
protected WMA format which I really hate.  This is because first, 
it
is very difficult to find any player that will play protected WMA
files, so your audio book goes away after two weeks.  The 
braille-note
can't play the protected WMA files, however, if you get a book 
that is
in mp3 format it will play just fine.  As for the ebooks, one 
time I
downloaded Great Expectations in .epub format, and I was able to 
read
it on my computer with no problems.  I believe the ebook may have 
come
from the gutenberg project, so the book is in the public domain, 
so
that is why it wasn't protected. Good luck.

On 12/16/14, Amanda via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
 Does anyone know if it is possible to download books with 
overdrive with the
 apex?

 Amanda
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