It's been a while since I've used OverDrive. I stopped using it once I 
got the ability to download BARD books and play them on my NLS player or 
my Booksense. I only used it to play audio books. I didn't use it to 
play books in text. I found it very accessible. It didn't cost me 
anything, since I was using it through my state's library system. We 
also have it available here at our local library, and again it doesn't 
cost anything other than getting a library card.

On 6/1/2014 8:06 PM, Ana G wrote:
> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm interested in hearing about people's experiences with Overdrive, 
>> the program libraries use for reading ebooks and listening to audio 
>> books.
>>
>> * How accessible is it?
>>
>> * Can you easily navigate through a book (i.e., jump to a page or 
>> chapter, read by character, word, etc)?
>>
>> * Can you select and copy text? for example, if I check out a book on 
>> Benjamin Franklin, can I copy some information for a research paper I 
>> want to write?
>>
>> * Do you have to pay to use it, or is having a library card enough?
>>
>> I plan to test the software myself as part of my research on making 
>> libraries more accessible with Google products. I've done a little 
>> reading about Overdrive, but I'm curious about real-world experiences.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> ciao
>
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