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Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/28\/library-ebook-app-overdrive-to-shut-down-on-may-1st-readers-directed-to-libby-instead\/<\/a><\/br>
\nLibrary e-book app OverDrive to shut down on May 1st, readers directed to Libby instead<\/br>
\n2023-03-29 22:58:44<\/br><\/p>\n

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For over a decade<\/a>, the OverDrive app<\/a> has offered a service that allows institutions, including public libraries and schools, to lend their digital catalogs of e-books, audiobooks and other digital media to online users. Now, this longtime digital reading companion will be shutting down for good. After announcing<\/a> its plans to sunset the app and removing it from app stores last year, the company now says that OverDrive will fully shut down on May 1, 2023. Readers will be directed to use the newer digital app Libby<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n

The OverDrive app had been a part of readers\u2019 workflows for many years, offering an easy way to access your digital library. But it\u2019s fair to say the app was beginning to show its age in more recent years, requiring this shift.<\/p>\n

In August 2021<\/a>, OverDrive first detailed its plans to transition users to its newer mobile app Libby and began the process of working with partnered institutions to guide their own respective user bases to make the switch as well. It suggested, for example, that libraries begin removing references to the OverDrive app from their websites and other promotional materials. Later, OverDrive app users were being asked to make the switch, too, with the goal of having most move to the newer Libby app by the end of 2022.<\/p>\n

Also last year, OverDrive removed the legacy app from the Apple App Store, Google Play and the Microsoft App Store so new users would not be able to find it and install it on their own devices. However, while the company had earlier shared its general plans around its sunset timeline for OverDrive, it only a few days ago<\/a> announced the actual end-of-life date for the app as being May 1, 2023.<\/p>\n

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Image Credits:<\/strong> OverDrive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

At that time, OverDrive will be officially discontinued. To prepare for the transition, OverDrive has been offering<\/a> libraries webinars and virtual training sessions, marketing kits and preparation checklists with best practices and recommended steps, among other things to help them prepare themselves and their patrons for the transition.<\/p>\n

While Libby is a newer app compared with OverDrive, it\u2019s not really a \u201cnew\u201d app. It was first released in 2017<\/a> as a modernized version of OverDrive, which incorporated feedback from OverDrive\u2019s library partners and from book lovers. The app allows readers to enter their library card number, which is retained in the app, then browse their library\u2019s catalog of e-books, audiobooks, magazines and other materials, and place items on hold.<\/p>\n

Once checked out, materials can be downloaded for offline reading or streamed to save space on your device. The app also supports multiple library cards, user-created book lists, adjustable font sizes, zoom for magazines and comic books, and the ability to send downloaded titles to the Kindle reading app in the U.S., among many other features. In addition, audiobooks can be streamed in-app or via Android Auto or CarPlay, with adjustable speeds.<\/p>\n

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Image Credits:<\/strong> OverDrive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Some of Libby\u2019s features weren\u2019t ever available on OverDrive, including the support for multiple library cards and the unified bookshelf for all loans and holds. OverDrive also didn\u2019t offer features like Libby\u2019s ability to export notes and highlights, Sonos speaker integration or CarPlay. (OverDrive only supported Android Auto.) Libby also provides access to other entertainment resources, if supported by the library, like Kanopy, Craftsy, Universal Class, Indieflix and others.<\/p>\n

However, Libby will lack a few things found in OverDrive, including the \u201cRecommend to Library (RTL)\u201d feature, which is being discontinued across platforms with the app\u2019s sunset. Instead, users are encouraged to use \u201cNotify Me\u201d to express their interest in titles not yet in their library\u2019s collection. Libby is also not available on the Amazon Appstore. And it won\u2019t support downloading audiobooks to a desktop computer \u2014 a feature once needed for transferring files to MP3 players. (For this niche use case, the legacy OverDrive apps for Mac and Windows will still be supported. )<\/p>\n

The company says that winding down OverDrive will allow it to focus its resources fully on Libby.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s something it may need to do, given the app has already experienced a few outages and issues this year,<\/a> which rendered it inaccessible to users at times. The most recent outage occurred only yesterday, lasting for an hour and a half. It had impacted both Libby and Sora users. (The latter is another OverDrive-built app for students.)<\/p>\n

Ahead of May 1, OverDrive users on iOS, Android and Windows (8 and 10) will see a message<\/a> in the app explaining why they\u2019ll need to switch to Libby, which will link to a resource page<\/a> about the transition. The page will explain how to sign into Libby and sync your OverDive wish list and answer general questions.<\/p>\n

Libby is available for iOS, Android and the web at libbyapp.com.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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