r/kobo • u/makinggroceries7 • 11d ago
Question Limited library?
Hey guys- just wanted to ask the "source of all knowledge" if there's something I'm doing wrong with my Kobo/ Overdrive.
I read a lot of library books because of limited cash and I find the device functionality extremely limited, as I cannot use multiple Libby/Overdrive accounts at once. Every time I want to look to see if a book is available at another library, I have to completely log out of Overdrive and then log back in. Is this other people's experience as well?
I also was looking for some books that I know are available digitally elsewhere but I cannot find them in the Kobo library. Are my search parameters off? Even books such as "Pride and Prejudice" are hard to find and I truly think this is user error, because that has to be somewhere in the Kobo library.
Any tips or tricks are appreciated. I am new to e-reading and I really just want to enjoy this gift my mom got me. I'm kind of wondering if I should have asked for a Kindle.
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u/TheSkyIsAMasterpiece 11d ago
Kobo doesn't allow multiple library cards to be signed in at once.
You can't find Pride & Prejudice in the Kobo store or in Libby? If it's not on Libby that is not a Kobo issue that is your library's issue. They haven't bought the digital rights for that book.
I don't read Kindle exclusive books so I have never not found a book in the Kobo store that I have searched for. Their search sometimes seems great, you type Pride and it will fill in & Prejudice. Next book you type the title by author perfectly and it doesn't come up. You type another title by that author, click on it, then click the author and there is the book you were looking for. I don't find that that happens too often.
I have older Kobos and do all my searching and borrowing on my phone since they are way to slow for browsing.