Starting on May 1st, OverDrive app users who still use it to digitally access a library’s collection will need to upgrade to Libby, a newer app from the same company that also lets you rent ...

Replacing the Overdrive app is Libby, a modern app that has more functionality and better design principles. Libby was released in 2016 and can do a few things that the main Overdrive app cannot.

Readers will be directed to use the newer digital app Libby instead. The OverDrive app had been a part of readers’ workflows for many years, offering an easy way to access your digital library.

On May 1, 2023, the legacy OverDrive app will be discontinued. OverDrive users are now actively being encouraged to switch to Libby. Sunsetting the OverDrive app will simplify how you promote your ...

Libby, a new app designed by Garfield Heights-based OverDrive, makes it easy to borrow ebooks from libraries and enjoy them on a smartphone or other portable device. Libby, with an icon that ...

Avid Overdrive users may have noticed several changes to the Libby app at the beginning of the month. Early April, Overdrive released Libby 9.0 to improve user capabilities. Libby, the mobile app ...

Naturally, this begs the question among e-book enthusiasts: Can you use Libby — an app by OverDrive that provides free access to e-books through the public library — with a Kobo device?

But the three Kobos I’ve used so far draw me in with one feature that the Nook (and the Kindle) doesn’t have, and that’s built-in access to Libby/Overdrive. See, Kindle and Nook don’t ...