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Android One tablet?

Started Aug 13, 2020 | Discussions thread
I2K4
I2K4 Senior Member • Posts: 1,441
Re: Android One tablet?

CAcreeks wrote:

I2K4 wrote:

My Android tablets are the only thing that will support a substantial Amazon Kindle ebooks collection via app and Toronto Public LIbrary services like OverDrive, etc.. I'd really like an e-ink reader for weight, battery life and outdoors readability, even without a decent browser or apps, but am caught between stools: Kobo supports the library but not Kindle books, and Amazon won't support public libraries in Canada, so never got either.

Good point, I have OverDrive on the tablet and have borrowed exactly one book from the Santa Clara county public library. Usually if I want to read something, they don't have it.

Is the Amazon imposed limitation Canada only? I'll check into that...

US Libraries only, the FAQ says.

My impression is the Kindle e-ink readers support OverDrive across the US, but you should confirm with your local library - Amazon's failure to deliver in Canada (after some initial indications it would) was disappointing.

Most of the OverDrive ebooks and audiobooks I want show up after a few weeks on hold. Audiobooks in particular don't ever expire if they're transferred via the PC app to an external device like a phone or MP3 player instead of under the DRM controlled OverDrive Android app. The Toronto library is a gold mine of media, including some photography magazines (RBDigital) and instructional videos (Lynda-com).. I think the better US public libraries have similar resources - all paid for by our municipal taxes.

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