What is Reddit's opinion of Libby, by OverDrive?

There is an app called Libby that will link to your local library system. You can check out e-books and audio books for free!

Libraries are the absolute shit. You can legit even borrow books electronically with a library card and read them on an e-reader/your computer / your phone. I love libraries. If you have an Android phone, Libby is a must. Also, check out Goodreads, it's amazing for tracking what books you've read, what you want to read, and for setting goals.

I'm so jealous. There are so many books I wish I could read again for the first time. Good luck! Welcome!

Edit: okay okay I gues Libby exists for iPhone too

Want to recommend Libby

It's an app to read eBooks and listen to audiobooks, from the library. The range is limited to what your library has, but if you want legal free eBooks and audio books it's an option.

I assumed it would be just US libraries involved, but my local library in the UK is.

Checking out eBooks and audio books on mobile devices is fucking amazing.

I travel a lot for work. Holy shit. The libby app keeps me sane.

Double hack if multiple surrounding communities will let you use their libraries too.

I have library cards at 4 different metro libraries, so I have 4x the queues in libby.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby&hl=en_US

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/libby-by-overdrive/id1076402606?mt=8

Thought I'd jump in here — Libby is indeed available in Canada on Android and iOS phones and tablets. Overdrive (a less flashy but similar app) is more compatible with Kindle devices, though it depends which model you have.

Oh damn that's right, I have an app that shows all the ebooks you can get from your local library. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby Thanks for reminding me, I completely forgot lol. I'm gonna check that link out since it seems really interesting. Thanks again I hope you have a good day!

I use a lot of apps already listed here but one I didn't see mentioned was Libby. I love this app because it's a great audiobook player and eBook reader. You use your library card to rent the content. One of my favorite things is that it supports OpenDyslexic font, which helps me a lot. Sadly you can't read your own imported eBooks, but it's still great at what it does.

Libby app on android and probably iPhone too let's you use your library card for audiobooks and ebooks. The only problem I found is my local library doesn't have that great a range of audiobooks really and there's a long wait for most popular ones.

I would recommend getting Libby and a library card at your local library. You could also try librivox for public domain audio books

If you have a library card, you can access free audiobooks through Libby. I'm not sure if they have the exact ones you're looking for, but I use it a lot when I'm driving or riding the bus.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby

Yes! Libby is the new frontend for OverDrive, the other big ebook & audiobook player partnering with libraries. My city uses both Hoopla and OverDrive/Libby (their collections are slightly different), but Libby's app is by far the nicest and I always check there first.

Lots of libraries have digital collections now, so you don't have to check out a physical book. You can download it to your Kindle, or I think even the Kindle app works, if you don't have an actual Kindle.

I also just found out about this app the other day that connects to lots of libraries, just put in your library card number.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby

Audiobooks for life. If your in America and have a smart phone, download libby and connect your library card. Free audio books downloaded right to your phone. Don Quixote is a big recommend. It's a classic and filled with small myth like stories. Also it's a big book, so if feels good to finish.

And for you ADHD, here's the link to libby:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby

You're on your own for the library card

Are you using the Libby App? You can see the wait time for each book before joining the waitlist. You can also search just books that are available now. I have a ton of holds on the Libby App and I stagger the hold suspension times so they don't become available all at once and I'm constantly moving forward in the wait lines for many books.

Reading? You can trying getting Libby which will connect you to your local public library if you're in the US at least - and exploring Project Gutenberg

Got a question about the Libby app. For whatever reason I can't seem to login on any of my 3 devices.

Check out Libby by Overdrive. You should be able to checkout the audiobooks from your library on the app and listen to them. Can also checkout ebooks to read in the app or pushed to the Kindle app

Edit added link

Not answering your question, but Libby is an awesome app. It allows you to borrow ebooks from your library (if it's signed up to the scheme) and read them through the app (or option for kindle if you're in the USA)

Your local library may also contract their electronic assets to Overdrive, which has a great app called Libby (iOS or Android). It has a search engine in-app to find a library. You then only need your library card # and you can borrow and consume materials for free right in the app. My local library does ebooks and audiobooks and it's great.

It doesn't matter that ADE and Overdrive have different login requirements. You can also authorise ADE with an Adobe account. They basically just want to check you're only one person. It's still a very convoluted process if you don't want to use the Overdrive app, though.

edit: Ah, just saw that the above causes authorisation issues when transferring across devices :/ but it might be worth trying without the Overdrive app (i.e. the source of the authorisation issues) installed on your tablet, since you wouldn't be using it for anything at this point, anyway.

You can create an Overdrive account with an email address even if your library requires you to sign into Overdrive with your library card, too. My Overdrive account has two different library cards tied to it, for example. I have to sign in with either card to actually borrow books; the Overdrive account just ties both cards to the same user ID, contact details and bookshelf.

Alternatively - I'm not familiar with the Play Books app, but maybe Libby (Overdrive's other app) will be more comfortable for you to use?

Also always good to check your local library app. If they don't have a lot of times you can ask them to order it for you.

Libby

The thing I use the most is the e-magazine app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/libby-by-overdrive/id1076402606

I haven't been to a library branch in over a year but I read more of their magazines than I ever have because it's so much easier this way.

Lots of local libraries have a surprising number of graphic novels / manga.

They also have dope digital versions if you use the app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby

Adding links to the Libby apps.

Libby: App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/libby-by-overdrive/id1076402606

Libby: Google Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby&hl=en_US&gl=US

To add this, Libby (playstore link) is an app that lets you access all the digital media of any library in America like movies, shows, music, audio books and ebooks for free from your phone or computer.

The Libby app links with library catalogs to lend audio books for free with library membership, there's lots of books available this way at no cost https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby

Try an app like Libby if you are American and have a library card. Free audiobooks, movies, tv shows. Any digital medial available from the library system.

I use Libby, by OverDrive - Apps on Google Play AND Moon+ Reader Pro - Apps on Google Play

Libby App for iPhone

Libby App for Android

For those in the US who have a library card, use Overdrive/Libby to check out ebooks/audiobooks/visual media/periodicals/etc digitally.

I drive between 45 and 500 miles in a day depending on the work going on--in spring I had an 850 mile day, that's my highest do far.

I use Libby to get audio books when I'm sick of the voices in my podcast circle, and FM 89.5.

As most everyone else has suggested, read the book after you've read the books leading up to it. Get yourself a library card. After that, download the Libby app or go to Hoopla and start reading the earlier books in the series.

and, download the Libby app for iPhoneor Android.

*Sign in to multiple libraries, with one or more library cards

*Stay signed in for as long as you like

*Download books and audiobooks for offline reading, or stream them to save space

*Sample any book with a tap — nothing to download or delete

*Try a zoomable graphic novel, or a picture book with readalong audio

*Your loans, holds, reading positions, bookmarks and notes are synchronized automatically across all your devices

Check out Libby by Overdrive if you have an Android device. Not sure if it's available on iOS. Way better interface.

There seems to be two different apps, libby and overdrive. What is the difference?

Check out Libby by Overdrive if you have an Android device. Awesome mobile interface.

You should check out libby it uses the library to harvest audio books.

Thanks for the head up! Btw, your Android link is just an image.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby

If you like reading I'd suggest Libby. Stupid amount of free ebooks that you can get old and new through your local library card. Of course there is a wait for already taken books and you can only have a book for 21 days, though you can renew your book and the selection is still outstanding. Forget about buying or pirating ebooks anymore.

If you use Andriod IFTTT is for you. The best way to describe it is like pc mods for your phone. Want your phone to automatically connect to your home wifi when you pull into the drive way? Want your phone to turn off wifi automatically when you put it in a chsrger to help charge faster? It has ton's of these "mods" for andriod and the "mod" community is always growing.

If you feel like your addicted to your phone and need to stop for studying or homework I'd suggest Blackout. It allows you to set between what days and hours you wont be able to access your phone, along with allowing to to whitelist some apps incase you need them while your studying. I personally use it for bed, have it set at 10:30 so I don't stay up all night on reddit

If you have to take meds everyday like I do i'd suggest Pill Counter. I used to forget to take my antidepresseants so days and some days I used to accidently take two because I couldn't remember if I'd taken on already. This app reminds me everyday and helps keep me from overdosing.

Daiylio is a daily mood journal that can help you recognize what behaviors make you depressed and what behaviors keep you in a good mood. It asks you everyday how you feel and what you did that day.

Libby is a cool app on Android and iOS for renting eBooks with your NY Public library card.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby&hl=en

Yes....

I have a Samsung Chrome Pro 2-in-1, which is pretty light for a chromebook (about 1kg), so it's decent in tablet mode (if not as good as a dedicated tablet), and has an amazing display.

I use the following Android apps for ereading:

Libby Android app for free Library ebooks. This handles both searching for ebooks at your library and has a builtin reader for reading them (or you can get Kindle downloads from it). The Android app almost exactly identical to the web version of Libby, but completely downloads ebooks, which is handy for offline use.
Google Play Books Android app. In addition to ebooks from the Google Play Store, you can also install EPUB-format ebooks and read them using this app, which is handy, as EPUB is a common format for free ebooks fro various online sources. [To use an EPUB file, download the EPUB file onto your chromebook, and then just click on it in your downloads folder... if you have G.P.B. installed, it will install it into your library.]
Kindle Android app. For stuff bought from Amazon (and there's tons of Kindle-format books on Amazon which are free, they show a price of $0.00, so just "buy" them and you won't be charged).

All of these apps synchronize pretty seamlessly between devices, so you'll have the same library on all your devices, and you can read the same ebook on your phone and your ChromeBook and it will always be at the correct reading position regardless of which device you choose at the moment.

[I generally prefer web versions of stuff to Android apps, but the ability to read completely offline is something that generally seems to more widely supported by the Android app versions of these things.]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby&hl=en_AU

Libby by overdrive

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby

Not buying books but if your local libraries are signed up with overdrive you can rent books using Libby

You can do this using the Libby app from Overdrive.

My holy Trinity of library borrowing:

An out-of-state Stark County Library card - their selection is pretty good. Costs $30 per year for non-Ohio residents. Grants access to the state of Ohio's digital library. https://ohdbks.overdrive.com/ (US only?).
The Libby smartphone and web app - I use it for listening to audiobooks, but it supports ebooks as well (Android | iOS | Web)
Kobo e-readers - Kobo and Libby used to be owned by the same parent company, so their integration is stellar. I check out books using the Libby app and send them to my Kobo, but you can load your library card into the Kobo and check out books directly on the device as well. I prefer reading ebooks on e-ink displays, so this one was a slam dunk for me.

Libby: borrow ebooks and audiobooks from your local library, for free

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby&gl=US

...and today!

It was a PITA, but thanks to this post, I got my audio book for use offline in MP3 format.

I don't have an Android, so I installed the emulator Blue Stacks

Then, I went to the PlayStore and installed Libby by Overdrive

Next, I installed Overdrive (because Libby downloads the file in an unrecognizable format)

[NOTES]

I had FIRST downloaded the Audio Book in Libby and couldn't easily do anything with it. THEN, I found the link to Overdrive and installed that. I downloaded the audio book in Overdrive and voila, there was the book in MP3 format.

Finding the files: I don't know if Android phones work the same as the emulator, but here's what I did in the Blue Stacks Android Emulator:

System Apps > Media Manager > Explore > SDCARD > Android > Data and in the Data folder were a few default folders and the two new ones for both Libby and Overdrive.

[Libby, useless] SDCARD/Android/data/com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby/files/documents/responses and in there was a bunch of individual folders with an individual file with names like aba874c874092f0f

[Overdrive, My Audio Book!] SDCARD/Android/data/com.overdrive.mobile.android.mediaconsole/files/OverDrive In this location was the book thumbnail and all the parts of the book in MP3 files, 11 in this case. In the emulator's left pane, I just clicked Export to Windows and worked my way through a couple prompts to copy the files to my local PC drive.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby&gl=US

https://www.overdrive.com/libraries - where to find libraries near you that support libby

https://disc.bklynlibrary.org/card/ - if you are 13-21 in the U.S you can get a free ecard from the brooklyn public library

My holy Trinity of library borrowing:

An out-of-state Brooklyn Library card - their selection is enormous. Costs $50 per year for non-NY residents. https://disc.bklynlibrary.org/card/ (choose "no this is my first one"). (US only).
The Libby smartphone and web app - I use it for listening to audiobooks, but it supports ebooks as well ( Android | iOS | Web )
Kobo e-readers - Kobo and Libby used to be owned by the same parent company, so their integration is stellar. I check out books using the Libby app and send them to my Kobo, but you can load your library card into the Kobo and check out books directly on the device as well. I prefer reading ebooks on e-ink displays, so this one was a slam dunk for me.