Fr0gm4n t1_j2efxh3 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:34 PM

Reply to comment by ruckus666 in Friendly reminder bookshop.org exists. by smita16

Reminder: Libby is still OverDrive on the backend. Libby is just the new frontend user app to replace their previous app that was named OverDrive. It's all a part of their marketing to make it "friendly".

It was: OverDrive the app to use OverDrive the service provided by OverDrive the company

It's now: Libby the app to use OverDrive the service provided by OverDrive the company

EDIT: I'm not saying it's bad at all! Sorry. I'm pointing it out because a lot of people think Libby is its own service and get confused about how it's a part of OverDrive.

aritotlescircle t1_j2eh8m7 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:42 PM

What’s the problem with OverDrive?

illseeyouinthefog t1_j2ehsmh wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:46 PM

It delivers the audiobooks as DRM-free mp3 files. Publishers do not like that.

[deleted] t1_j2esu0g wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:01 PM

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greebytime t1_j2eh3vv wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:42 PM

You say this like it’s a bad thing. Why is it a bad thing?

ruckus666 t1_j2enw1b wrote on December 31, 2022 at 6:27 PM

Huh! I had no idea! Thank you for the information.

Optimistic__Elephant t1_j2ez3sa wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:44 PM

Thanks for explaining this. I’ve always been confused how the two seem to be used quasi-interchangeably.