Over 700 new eBooks on Overdrive

Pan Macmillan have finally entered the Overdrive fold here in Australia. This means that you now have access to the following popular authors in the eBook library:

Matthew Reilly
Di Morrissey
Andy Griffiths
Jeffrey Archer
John Marsden
Wilbur Smith
Lisa Scottoline

and so many more...... 710 new titles added to the eLibrary today! Login to Overdrive eLibrary.

Happy eReading, Paul

Overdrive adds maturity & cover image filters

Those members who wish to filter out junior or erotic titles when searching Overdrive eLibrary will love the new enhancement Overdrive have added.

Login to Overdrive and view Settings. Maturity levels include Juvenile, Young Adult, General Adult & Mature Adult.

Overdrive settings

You can also choose if you want mature adult covers displayed. If you select 'No', mature adult cover images will be replaced with a plain cover.

If you're a speedy reader you can adjust the default loan period to 7 or 14 days instead of the usual 21 days.

The maturity level and cover image settings will only apply when you are logged into the Overdrive eLibrary.

Important news for Apple users regarding iOS 7 & the Overdrive app

Just received the following news from Overdrive:

Apple released iOS 7 yesterday and many Apple users may have upgraded their device(s) or will be upgrading in the near future.

When an existing OverDrive Media Console (OMC) user upgrades to iOS 7, the app will fail when trying to open a DRM-protected eBook. New or first time users of OMC are unaffected by this issue meaning that if you download the app for the first time post-iOS7 update you will not experience this issue.

We are resolving the issue but in the meantime, the immediate remedy for users is to uninstall and re-install OMC which will also require the user to re-authorize with Adobe.

IMPORTANT NOTE: A re-install will clear a user’s bookshelf, history, and app settings. Refer to the iOS section of this Help article for assistance.

Audiobook users won’t notice that anything is different unless they attempt to download parts of audiobooks they already downloaded to OMC before upgrading to iOS 7. A user will receive an error message informing them to download the title again.

Keep updated on Overdrive blog

Cheers, webgurl

Some important notes regarding the OverDrive Media Console upgrade next Wednesday 29th May

So many of our members are enjoying OverDrive ebooks on their mobile devices and it's great to see! We wanted to pass on this announcement from OverDrive regarding the next Media Console upgrade with plenty of notice.

OverDrive are releasing an updated version of the OverDrive Media Console (OMC) mobile app for iOS and Android (v2.6.5) on Wednesday 29th May (Australia time).

Important change for OverDrive Media Console for iOS v2.6.5 (iPhone, iPad etc)

As a result of changes to Apple's privacy policies, OverDrive have had to make changes to the way they handle licensing for EPUB ebooks & MP3 audiobooks. Therefore the upgrade will de-authorise every user's Adobe ID.



After upgrading to OverDrive Media Console v2.6.5 on these devices members will be prompted to authorise the devices with their Adobe ID again. The ID is your email address and hopefully you've remembered the password. To continue reading the ebooks you've previously downloaded you'll need to sign in with the same AdobeID used previously.

Audiobook users

Audiobook borrowers that have partially downloaded an audiobook prior to the upgrade will need to return to the library bookshelf to download any missing parts.



If users try downloading missing parts directly without first reactivating the download from their library website bookshelf, they will receive a ‘downloadManagerErrorDomain:403’ error.

For more information on the upgrade visit the OverDrive blog.

Cheers, webgurl

Getting started with the new Overdrive Next Generation eLibrary

Have you logged into Overdrive eLibrary and noticed a change? This video created by Overdrive will guide you through the changes:


More information can be found at Your Library - Next Generation

There is an identified issue with Internet Explorer. The Next Generation platform works well in all standard and mobile browsers, including Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. The website makes use of web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3 that are not supported by some versions of Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer 7 users will be automatically prompted to install the Google Chrome Frame Plug-in for general site use. Users may switch to another browser such as Firefox, Chrome or Safari.

cheers, webgurl

Overdrive eLibrary is back

The Overdrive eLibrary is back and running once again.

My apologies to those dedicated eReaders amongst you who have been missing downloading eBooks and eAudiobooks for the past couple of days.

Regards, ePaul.

Recommend eBooks to the Library with Overdrive

It is #followalibrary day @EasternRegional on Twitter - and to celebrate Eastern Regional Library is rolling out a new feature on the Overdrive eBook Collection that allows people to recommend eBooks and eAudio books to the library.

Yes - you read that correctly! If there is something we don't have, you can search for it in the "Additional Titles" collection. Here you can choose the item you think we should add to the library and click the blue "Recommend" button. Ta Da!! It is that easy.

It gets even better - when you make a recommendation, Overdrive will also give you the option of being notified if we buy the item and can also automatically place you on the reservation list to borrow when it comes in. People will be able to recommend up to 5 items per day.

So, get in there and have your say about what you would like us to have in the Overdrive eLibrary Collection and tweet us @EasternRegional what you recommended!!

At the stroke of midnight Thursday night Harry Potter will be available on our Overdrive eLibrary

Harry Potter ebooks & downloadable audiobooks will be available for loan from our Overdrive eLibrary from midnight tomorrow (Thursday) night. The launch has been brought forward by a month. 

 

We have a couple of copies of each title and we already have a waiting list of 10 people for the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone audiobook, so there may be a wait.  

 

You may place yourself in the waiting queue for one of these titles via the Overdrive eLibrary website

Cheers, webgurl

Harry Potter coming to Overdrive eLibrary soon

Overdrive have entered into an arrangement with J.K. Rowling which will see all 7 of the Harry Potter eBooks and eAudiobooks made available in our Overdrive eLibrary.

Eastern Regional Libraries will initially be buying 2 copies of each. The eAudiobook version is the one read by Stephen Fry.

The titles will be released to the eLibrary on the 30th April but our members will be able to place reservations on the titles before then.

The books will appear in the eLibrary in the next couple of days.

Cheers, webgurl

Beat the long waiting queues for paper copies, download an eBook or audiobook

Just got a great tip from Lyn, our Collections Manager. If there's a reasonably long waiting queue for a paper copy of a title and you have access to an eReader, why not check ERL's e-Library - downloadable eBooks and audiobooks.

 

She's been browsing the fiction titles on e-Library & noticed that Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is available as an e-book right now. There are about 50 holds on the paper copies.

 

Other titles available as e-books include Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, The Fry chronicles by Stephen Fry, Distant hours by Kate Morton, Belle by Lesley Pearse, The help by Stockett. There are also lots of Jodi Picoult, Marian Keyes, Khaled Hosseini too.

Cheers, Maryanne

Upgrade to the OverDrive service expected on the following days this week

OverDrive (downloadable eBooks and audiobooks) have sent an alert of a scheduled network service update that may impact the services to the library.

Friday 5th August from 11pm - Saturday 6th August at 6am Eastern Time
Saturday 6th August from 11pm - Sunday 7th August at 6am Eastern Time

They anticipate little to no service interruption for the library and members, but there is a chance that an interruption may occur during these times.

Cheers, Maryanne

Download some ebooks and audiobooks today

Eastern Regional Libraries now offers downloadable ebooks and audiobooks via the library website.

1. Go to www.erl.vic.gov.au
2. Click on the eBooks eLibrary button. 

Need help getting started? Try the following:

Overdrive guide - My Help
Guided tour
Compatible devices

Cheers, Maryanne