November 9th, 2010
In December 2010, you and your library customers will be able to enjoy eBooks and audiobooks on the iPhone in a single app! iPad & Android apps also coming soon.
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In December 2010, you and your library customers will be able to enjoy eBooks and audiobooks on the iPhone in a single app! iPad & Android apps also coming soon.
Cool.
Which ebook formats will the app support? EPUB, PDF?
Hooray!!! Our patrons will really like this option. Please add our site to the development plan
Hi Kyle, the initial release will support EPUB eBooks, with support for PDF planned for future releases.
Thanks, this will be very popular. Have you tested this on an ipod touch? Most iOS apps do but no all. A lot of our younger patrons have these rather than an iphone
Will this play the DRM titles or just the Project Gutenburg DRM free titles?
Hi, does the app download the ebooks too or just play them?
Hi Anna, yes, the app will download the eBooks to the device. At the end of the lending period, the titles will automatically expire.
Hi Mike, the initial release will support your library’s existing DRM-protected EPUB eBooks. We hope to add PG in the future.
Hi John, yes, the app will work on the iPod Touch. We’ll have full spec information upon release.
So let me make sure I understand this. On an iPhone, iPad, iTouch and eventually on Android devices, there will not be any need for Adobe Digital Editions. The EPUB format (and eventually the PDF format) will load via the device’s internet connection directly into Overdrive Media Console and also be readable from OMC. Is that correct? No ADE for iphone and android devices?
This is good news. Can you say any more than “coming soon” regarding the iPad version? Is it likely to be a month later, three months, six months?
I really hope it is sooner rather than later.
So glad to see the the EPUB will be supported in the next app update! Hope to see PDF and Project Gutenberg supported in the future. (Would also love to see in-app collection browsing. Currently you have to launch safari to checkout.)
Am excited but also disappointed with this news that Iphone, Itouch, etc. appear will be the first with the new software. Was led to believe from earlier posts that Overdrive would be releasing for Android first, with others to soon follow. Considering Android hit the market with Flash and Iphone has been so negative to all things Flash, this is really disappointing.
What is the anticipated price for all versions?
Hi Steve, the apps with eBook support will be free, just like the current OverDrive Media Console audiobook-only app.
Hi Liz, sorry I missed your comment. You and your users will be able to download EPUB eBooks directly to their iPhone/iPod touch with the app. The same goes for both Android and iPad when those apps are released. So you are right, no ADE for iPhone or Android devices.
Is there a date set for December? Would love to promote this to customers who get shiny new iPhones for Christmas.
Thank you. Very excited to see this happening after hearing rumors at the ebook summit. I never thought I would say it, but I love the convenience of reading ebooks on my iphone. Any “coming soon” teasers about the “LibTunes” project?
@Dan Stasiewski
This is incredible news. I can’t wait for it to be available for the IPad. I’ve been looking for an app for library books since I bought my IPad. And if I can truly bypass ADE…heaven! I’ll be keeping an eye out for the release!
Does this mean that WMA files will also be accessible on IOS soon as well?
Will this work on the new Velocity Micro Cruz E-reader and Tablets which run Android 2.0? DO you have specifics on which Android versions will be compatible?
It’s December!
Dec. 2nd, still waiting….
Dec. 9th, still waiting….
In case you missed it: http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2010/12/07/overdrive-apps-for-iphone-and-android-now-support-ebooks/
So AWESOME! Huge thanks!
The iPad app is here! http://tinyurl.com/4oq5r2x