08-08-2011, 05:36 PM | #1 |
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Overdrive?
http://search.overdrive.com seems to be down in a big way. Anyone know the story behind it and/or when it's likely to be back up?
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08-08-2011, 05:51 PM | #2 |
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It's up from where I am accessing it from.
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08-08-2011, 06:05 PM | #3 |
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It's been down from since this morning but it's seems to be ok now
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08-08-2011, 07:21 PM | #4 |
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I seem to be stuck in classic search. Anyone else have this issue?
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08-09-2011, 10:36 AM | #5 |
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What is up with Overdrive?
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08-09-2011, 03:29 PM | #6 |
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Maybe it's part of the upgrading for including mobipocket/kindle ebooks. That is it's like that while they add on whatever support is needed to enable users to access ebooks for the Kindle. Just a guess though.
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08-09-2011, 04:50 PM | #7 |
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Every Overdrive library I use had a notice at the left side last Friday saying they would be down for awhile, different times mentioned.
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08-09-2011, 07:06 PM | #8 |
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St Louis County library mentioned that it would go down for maintenance on the 5th. Its back up now.
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08-09-2011, 09:47 PM | #9 |
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I don't know what was done during these maintenance period. I don't see anything different yet.
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08-09-2011, 10:16 PM | #10 |
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Everything looks the same in Cleveland, even the same books on the front page as earlier.
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08-10-2011, 09:14 PM | #11 |
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Same here, the library said it was going in for maintenance.
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08-11-2011, 08:08 AM | #12 |
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Since when does going down for maintenance imply something new will be added?
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08-11-2011, 09:17 AM | #13 |
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My wife's car has been in for service and has had the software for the onboard computer upgraded. That's something new.
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08-11-2011, 10:02 AM | #14 |
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There have been postings here about how they are going to add Kindle support to Overdrive in the near future though there haven't been any dates set as to when this year it will be so I just assumed it might be the case that they would need to be down for a while in order for that to be added on.
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My guess is that if they are consolidating formats, maybe we'll have one entry for each book telling us what formats and what libraries have that eBook. |
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