Overdrive Retires Libby Windows app - The Digital Reader

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Today Panzer decided to make a stop at The Digital Reader site. With a little digging in the posts there he found one about Overdrive.

 

According to site owner Nate Hoffelder's post, Overdrive is retiring the Libby Windows  app. Overdrive gives users access to library books. The Libby app in its various incantations allows users to use/read Overdrive on various devices. With the discontinuation of the Libby Windows app, Windows device users won't have access to read library books through Overdrive.

 

Panzer says, "Is there a Windows ereader device?"

 

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of cocoa for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Overdrive

Amazon is Killing Kindle Owner's Lending Library on 4 January - The Digital Reader

 Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, he decided to make a stop at The Digital Reader site. With just a little digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty boy found one about Amazon's Kindle Owner's Lending Library.

 

Will anybody miss it?

According to the post by site owner Nate Hoffelder, Amazon is doing away with the Kindle Owner's Lending Library (KOLL). KOLL was Amazon's subscription service available for Kindle users. It proved so successful Amazon launched Kindle Unlimited. An email sent out to KOLL participants says their ebooks will still be available to read even after the service is discontinued. The post includes links to previous posts about the service.

 

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the Comments section. There is some interesting information there."

 

Note: This is a long-short length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon Kindle Owner's Lending Library

Apple Discontinuing iBooks Author on July 1, Encourages Writers to Transition to Pages - MacRumors

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, when he heard crying and the gnashing of teeth outside the Panzermobile. Following all the noise took our inquisitive kitty to the MacRumors site. There with no digging at all he found a post about Apple's iBooks Author software.

Not the best news of the day.

According to the post by Juli Clover, Apple sent an email to users of the iBooks Author software that the company is discontinuing the software. It will no longer be sold in the app store either. Instead the company wants iBooks Author users to start using Pages. According to the company, many of the iBooks Author features have been added to Pages. Effective July 1 iBook Author is gone.

Panzer says, "It's one of those human things. If people like it and use it, then you have to get rid of it. Then you can make a brighter, prettier, harder to use one and force people to use it."

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to iBooks Author