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Tap the cover to view more information about the book.

Swipe left or swipe right within categories to see more recommended titles.

Tap the category title or more to see additional titles in the category.

Scroll up and scroll down to look through categories.

You can access the main menu from the action bar in Catalog, My Books, or Reservations screens.

Tap Catalog from the menu to open selections.

App switcher to switch between open apps.

Settings to: 1) Add library accounts 2) Log In/Out 3) View Licenses.

My Books to see checked-out or downloaded books.

The Action Bar has 3 elements: Menu icon, Current Menu name, and Search icon Adding the Open Bookshelf from the Digital Public Library of America is done this way.

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You can add more libraries later under the Settings tab by tapping on Accounts, then the plus sign in the upper right corner. If you are a member of more than one library, start by choosing your primary library.

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Tap 'Read Now' to access the SimplyRead collection to download and read without a library card.

Tap 'Pick your library' to choose the Los Angeles Public Library.

Subscribers get access to an exclusive podcast, members-only stories, and a special community.Download SimplyE from the Google Play store or Amazon app store. If you appreciate articles like this one, support us by becoming a Six Colors subscriber. Kobo, on the other hand, will let you drive the entire experience from the device thatвЂ™s already in your hands. In short, while the KindleвЂ™s integration with Libby is just fine, it does rely on a second device for all management of the experience. Unlike Kindle, you can search the Overdrive catalog as well as the store.ДЄnd if you are searching for a book in the Kobo Store, you can always tap the ellipsis button to see if itвЂ™s available at your local library-and place a hold on it right from there. Like Kindle, Kobo offers its own online bookstore. Tap on the right, and youвЂ™ll see the same list youвЂ™d see in Libby-all the books youвЂ™ve held, along with an estimated wait time (below right). Tap on the left option, and youвЂ™ll get a browsable catalog of books that are available from your library (below left). Right down at the bottom of the Kobo Home screen are links to the Overdrive catalog and your personal list of holds: ItвЂ™s pretty good.Д«ut hereвЂ™s where Kobo beats the competition: all of Overdrive is available, right on device. You can even return a book to the library right from the Kindle, which was not previously possible. Not bad, right? Certainly this is more streamlined when Amazon began supporting library books a few years back. The book will automatically download on your Kindle device the next time it syncs. You select where you want the book sent, tap Get Library Book, and a new page opens telling you that youвЂ™ve succeeded (right). The Libby app then opens a webview at (center). You open Libby, select your book, and tap Read With Kindle (left, above).

HereвЂ™s how you check out a book if youвЂ™re a Kindle user. (This is unsurprising, since the owners of Kobo also owned Overdrive for several years.) IвЂ™m saying that itвЂ™s not nearly as good as an experience as it is on a Kobo. I canвЂ™t recommend them both enough.)Д«ut let me be clear: When I say Kobo e-readers are better at Overdrive than Kindles, IвЂ™m not saying Kindles donвЂ™t work. Libby is the excellent iOS app that works as a front-end to Overdrive. (For those who donвЂ™t know, Overdrive is the service used by most public libraries in the U.S. My Kindle works great with Overdrive/Libby! Kobos are much better citizens when it comes to borrowing e-books from your local public library. When I reviewed three recently-released e-readers last month, I received several complaints about this line in the story:

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