[nabs-l] overdrive and oneclick digital

Sun May 31 16:42:10 UTC 2015

Hi Amanda.  You would know if a book as unprotected because before you
downloaded from the overdrive site there would be a message before the
book title letting you know if it was unprotected or not.  Also, you
couldn't play the overdrive books direct from your apex because some
of them are in protected WMA format which cannot be played on the
apex.  Also, as for using the overdrive site and downloading books to
your apex, I don't knowhow that would work.

On 5/31/15, Amanda Cape <cape.amanda at gmail.com> wrote:
> How would I know if it was unprotected and how would I use overdrive
> on my apex? Thanks,
> Amanda
>
> On 5/31/15, Joshua Hendrickson via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Amanda.  I'd say you might be able to play ebooks from overdrive on
>> your braille note apex, if they were unprotected.  One time, I
>> downloaded an epub file of great expectations from overdrive and did
>> play it on my computer.  It all comes down to if the file is protected
>> or not.  Breaking the DRM on files from overdrive can be done, but it
>> is a pain.
>>
>> On 5/31/15, Sophie Trist via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> To answer your question, Amanda, I've never tried Overdrive on
>>> the Apex, but I doubt it would be accessible. Ashley, when I use
>>> Overdrive, I always just use it on my iPhone, because I found
>>> that easier than a PC. It takes some work, but I found the
>>> service very accessible for playing MP3 audiobooks. At my
>>> library, I can check out 7 books at a time, and you can hold them
>>> for either one week, two weeks, or three. You can also place
>>> books on hold. In fact, I'm enjoying an Overdrive audiobook right
>>> now. :)
>>>
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Amanda Cape via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> To: louvins at gmail.com, National Association of Blind Students
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>>> Date sent: Sun, 31 May 2015 10:14:31 -0400
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] overdrive and oneclick digital
>>>
>>> Can I use overdrive on the apex to read ebooks with my
>>> Braillenote
>>> apex from my local library?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Amanda
>>>
>>> On 5/30/15, Joshua Hendrickson via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>  Hi Ashley.  My local library also has a limited number of audio
>>> books
>>>  available from overdrive.  It sounds like your library has a
>>> much
>>>  bigger selection then mine.  However, overdrive is useable, but
>>> it
>>>  does take some time to learn.  It has been quite a while since
>>> I've
>>>  tried to access the service.  Just to let you know, if you
>>> download
>>>  any audio books from over drive in WMA format, these books are
>>>  protected, and cannot be played on any devices for te blind.  I
>>> don't
>>>  know if an EYEPHONE can play overdrive books, but I think it
>>> can.
>>>  However, if you download any mp3 books, they will be able to be
>>> layed
>>>  onthe NLS player, or any other blind device like the victor
>>> stream, or
>>>  the booksense.  Good luck.
>>>
>>>  On 5/30/15, Ashley Bramlett via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>  Hi all,
>>>
>>>  I have a public library card and use it to access its databases
>>> that jaws
>>>  will read without too much hastle as well as recorded lectures
>>> on cd and
>>>  sometimes hard copy books. I’ve used regular books with a
>>> reader for
>>>  school
>>>  research.
>>>
>>>  I’d like to take advantage of an audio book streaming service.
>>> It also
>>>  let's
>>>  you stream evideos.
>>>
>>>  Is overdrive accessible to a jaws 16 user with a windows 7 pc?
>>>  Overdrive is the library’s software you download to stream
>>> these e audio
>>>  books and e videos.
>>>  I’d really like to use it because they have so many audio
>>> books. What is
>>>  cool is you can check out ten books at  a time with no late
>>> fees.
>>>
>>>  I still use NLS, but its my experience NLS does not have the
>>> latest books
>>>  out there or many of the nonfiction books I want to read and
>>> I’ve heard
>>>  overdrive has a lot of history books.
>>>
>>>  Thanks for any ideas.
>>>
>>>  Ashley
>>>
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