Overdrive App Reviews

Fantastic. Dan Hurley

I listen to a book during my long commute. Great way to use my commute time to learn something new.

This app is easy to use, looks great, and functions as you expect it to. I have both the android and the apple versions and I'll admit to liking the android version better, but altogether I love this app.

This app is completely pointless in my opinion. Once you get the app, you can check in and out books but it then sends you to either your browser or Kindle app to read it. You then have to sign into one of those every time you want to read, and no matter how many times you try to save your password, it never saves. There is absolutely no point in getting this app when the website does just the same but better. Sorry Overdrive, but you've just made on of the most useless apps I've seen in a long while.

I use this app every day to read books downloaded from my library. I’m so glad I found this. Now I don’t have to go to the library to check out or return books. I can do it from the convenience of my home.

I can get most Audiobooks for free! Sure, I have to wait, and it may expire while I'm in middle - but if I get the title again, it remembers where I was holding! That's amazing Anyway, thank you so much - I truly appreciate you making the world's knowledge available to me so easily and so freely

Cool:) :)

I like this app because it is very easy to use, and very easy to set up

If you love listening to books or reading them than this is the App for you. You can checkout and download books from your local library from anywhere. I really love this App 😊

This is the best free app I have ever had. Ad free, and content heavy. It’s like having the library without actually having to go.

UPDATE: The downloading issue has been resolved and i am most appreciative of that. However, overdrive no longer syncs across my devices even though each device is signed in. This is very irritating! I loved this app, but after the last upgrade I have been unable to download audiobooks from my library! So the books are sitting under loans in my libraries and the days are ticking away. Fortunately I have one book downloaded from before the upgrade so I can listen to that. Please fix! Update: Since I can't download my audiobooks from the library, I can't return them early either because you can only return from Overdrive and not the library. So even if you listen to audiobooks thru the browser, once you finish them or decide you don't like them and want to return them you can't. So you are stuck with the loans you have and no way to get rid of them. So very frustrating! I used to love this app and told everyone about it. Please hurry up and resolve this! I wish a bright status bar was my issue! Update 2: Now the browser doesn't work with audiobooks. OMG! I have been addicted to overdrive and have been listening to 2-3 audiobooks per week. I'm going thru withdrawal! Help! Update 3: Still waiting for a fix. I can download and return books occasionally but there is no consistency. It used to be so dependable. Now I get anxious when I finish books because I don’t know when returning and borrowing will work. Not happy!

Easy to use

Very buggy app, have to keep going to the App Store and web page to download books

Once the app is set up with your library card it works flawlessly to read audiobooks and , once downloaded, works anywhere. Content that is available depends on your library, and you can access huge databases of free material in ebooks, audiobooks and videos.

It is a big comfort to listen to the books. I have multiple gadgets. My life is enriched with overdrive app.

I now take my iPad everywhere, I’m always listening or watching stuff with OverDrive now. Great app

Saves time and money. Just set up with your local library and enjoy

It took a while to figure out how to signup; the librarian and my sister got me hooked up. It is so easy. I like searching for my authors. I borrowed an audible and played it from phone through radio; great for the twelve hour drive.

The service is great but the app needs work. It’s slow to react sometimes. Since I’m on fiber optic inter web ( not using data plan for it) it ain’t on my end. Otherwise great thing for audiobook junkies. Thanks.

I travel a lot for work and this app is fabulous. The audiobooks are clear sounding and the app is very easy to use. Love that I can connect it with my local library

I have an iPhone X with iOS 12 and I get a “The app was unable to startup successfully” error when I try to open it. I will be deleting it soon if an update does not fix it. Used to enjoy listening to audiobooks.

Love using the overdrive app. I devour audio books and the selection using this app has been very good. If they don’t have it, you can recommend the book you want.

Love this ,so easy to find and borrow books from your library.

It quick and easy to use. It also has little to none bugs and glitches

I use OverDrive to store the ePub books I download. I wish OverDrive would allow you to sort books by authors’ names.

Yes, I have to input my information three or four times just to get a book out. The app itself is convenient. But it is the most user unfriendly app (I think) I’ve ever used.

Very easy to use. Wishlist: 1) when I return a book / it expires, allow me to rate it then. 2) add a notification if I’ve checked a book out before. Sometimes they sound good but I didn’t like it, and I trick myself into it again. Doh!

Using an iPhone & can’t figure my way around the labyrinth of this terribly designed app.

Easy to use I am enjoying listening to library audio books while walking my dog for years.

Reasonably straightforward app well integrated with the libraries I use. Not as slick as Libby by the same company but does not have the fatal flaws that Libby has. In Libby it is easy to inadvertently skip ahead or back many chapters then it takes for ever to find your place again.

I love this app. No more paying for books. I am canceling my kindle subscription.

I love having access to the audiobooks! Great way to read books without having to go to the library!

Literally best thing I’ve found to read and download audiobooks I recommend it to anyone

Like I said, its good

I live in a rural area, nd have used Overdrive to borrow audiobooks from our Library Coop without a glitch for a number of years. Recently, a worse than usual lighting storm fried the server, and all 6 counties within the Coop were left without service. I called the local library, and no one knew anything, kept escalating with same results...., long story short; the only ones who knew what was happening & could tell me what to expect was the Customer Service Dept. at. Overdrive. Please note: Overdrive did not cause the problem, they could not fix it (even though they could have done so in the blink of an eye), an yet, they staid on top of it & updated me on a regular basis until our our Coop replaces the server. I am impressed & grateful. Thank you! A satisfied customer.

This is definitely my favorite reading app by far. It is easy to use and I love that it connects to my public library which avoids having to pay additional fees. I especially love the ability to configure the page set up as well (text size/background color). Only reason why I’m not giving 5 stars is because it cannot leave the app when listening to an audiobook without also stopping the audio. Definitely recommend.

I love it. It is my most use APP.

On my iPad, it works completely fine, but for my phone, none of the audiobook files will work. WHERES JIM DALE SERENADING ME TO SLEEP WHILST READING HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS

This is a user friendly app and is very convenient for my busy schedule.

This app allows me to listen and listen and listen and still have a massive selection of books to choose from. It is an absolute life saver when you work on a factory floor or anywhere where an extended shift is a reality day after day.

I love that I don’t have to try to juggle discs while driving.

If you haven’t downloaded you’re missing out on acquainting yourself with the universes of your choice as close as some keystrokes. Your mind will devour the literary journeys you indulge in.

It’s amazing!

I love using Overdrive. I both read books and listen to them using this awesome app. I’m 70, and find Overdrive easy to navigate. Please don’t discontinue🙏

I use this app to quickly and painlessly listen to audiobooks from my library. It’s easy to use and convenient.:)

Great way to have easy access to your library on mobile or iPad.

Easy to use, I can borrow ebooks and audiobooks from multiple libraries and adapt the settings for eas-on-the-eyes reading. This app is a bookworms best friend!

I was buying audio books for my long commutes, but my daughter told me about Overdrive. I absolutely LOVE it!! Having access to so many books from my favorite authors for free is amazing!!! I can’t recommend it highly enough!

I love this app. I’m a book nerd, so having this app means I don’t have to buy new books. I also don’t have time to run to the library, so this app is extremely convenient!

I enjoy the ability to quickly download books from my local libraries. This app is mostly straightforward to use, but is sometimes less intuitive than it could be.

Needs bugs fixed!

This is a great platform for accessing great audiobooks.

❤️❤️❤️❤️

It works, unlike the Libby app. So easy to check out, find and return items anytime of the day and week. I have enjoyed this app for many years and hope they keep it available.

Overdrive is the best! I have used other apps for audiobooks and many were so unreliable in saving my place (aside from paid app like Audible) but overdrive has never lost my place. I can easily borrow ebooks from my library and read them either on my phone, kindle or kindle reader on my desktop. Overdrive allows you to never be without a book

My friend told me about this app and I am so grateful! Makes my long commute much more enjoyable. I almost can’t wait to go to work, so I can listen to my latest download.

This layout is so confusing. I log in and nothing ever stays logged in. The books I want are never available. I place a hold and never receive an email. So you’re telling me that in three months I still am not next in line to get the book? There are only 6 people in line. So confusing. Had high hopes. Finally deleted this app.

I recently started listening to audiobooks, and the Overdrive app has been the perfect way to do it! It’s so nice to be able to listen to audiobooks free from my local library. It makes my commute so much more interesting and doubles my time available to “read”! I haven’t experienced any glitches with Overdrive - the experience has been fantastic.

I thoroughly enjoy using this app to connect to the local library! Truly a gift for those who enjoy reading.

I use the app to listen to books while driving. We live in a mountainous area and radio is very spotty.

Since discovering Overdrive, we are never without book access. We never leave home without an audio book; so easy to play with Bluetooth. It’s like my own private bookstore, for free. I recommend this app to all my friends.

This is the best way to listen to audiobooks or read books. It is very easy to use and free.

Works great most of the time. I tried to download a book over a span of 12 hours last night & could not get in. This happens every now & then. Aggravating when you need something at the last minute

Love this app! I have never had any issues and use everyday

Most audiobooks through the Overdrive app on IOS are frustratingly quiet. I listen in my car and i have to turn up the speaker’s volume so high that if I switch to another app or the radio, I am blasted deafening noise. Why do you quiet the app so much Overdrive? Maybe give a volume option in the app?

From long commutes, to projects around the house I get to enjoy books that I don’t find time to read. I’m fortunate to be a part of a library system with a very large selection of audiobooks.

This app does it all. And just like any multi- faceted fairly complicated app there is a learning curve. But the convenience and utility make learning it worthwhile.

I LOVE this app. I’m a frequent library goer and with this app I have saved a lot of gas⛽️ haha they books are usually available and easy to access and use.

I like to think of myself as someone who is relatively technology literate. I was very excited when I heard about this app, and I downloaded it immediately. I have found it to be extremely difficult to navigate and therefore very frustrating.

I have ADD & have difficulty concentrating & absorbing the written word. Lonesome Dreamer is a wonderful read, but I would live to have it in audio book form. My 94 year old mother is a voracious reader who is going blind. She also needs books in audio form. Thank you for your kind consideration, regarding bringing more books to to Overdrive in audio form.

Easy to use and what a great option to have a book read to you at your fingertips!!!

Several updates ago this audio has been affected. Syllables of words are missed/skipped. The most obvious is when starting a new chapter the narrator should be announcing chapter 2 but what you hear is apter 2. I have noticed this though out the audio, missing names and details. I have even tried Libby app and it’s the same thing!! It didn’t used to be like this. Please fix.

It would be great if while selecting books we could read their reviews (like in Amazon or Goodreads). Otherwise, the stars are meaningless

Love this app, easy to use!

I am grateful for the increased opportunities this app affords for both reading and listening to books from the libraries of which I am a member. I find it easy to use.

Great app. Add your favorite library and download audio books, ebooks, magazines and more. You can put a hold on material and get notified when it is available. Works on the phone which is great for audio books. I listen in the car and when doing yard work. I use it on the iPad to read ebooks. Very happy with this app.

User friendly and uncomplicated

I have enjoyed using this app for years. The only thing I would like to see differently is when searching for books, being able to go back to my place in a search, rather than having to start over.

It is rendering me sleepless because of it. I listen to it everyday

Simple to use, with lots of useful features. The best is the sleep timer. Easy to navigate from chapter to chapter.

There must be a simpler way to navigate thru this app - it is not very intuitive - I still struggle finding the search page - once there the selection is great

Great app! Good selection and good usability.

I love this app. It is so convenient and well designed.

Works seamlessly!

I use this app all the time on my commute to work/school because it does use up my data. Love all the variety of books I can listen to.

I enjoy reading books and have valued our public library for many years. When I found our local public library supported lending books through Overdrive I was delighted. Since that time I use our public library all the more. My job entails travel to far flung areas of the world and when I finish reading a book I can browse for my next no matter where I am. Overdrive works well on my phone and on my iPad allowing me to browse and borrow books no matter where I am. The functionality is full and robust. Exactly what I need.

Couldn’t not be happier!!!!

I love this app. And I love to read. Audio books are the only way I get to "read" books. My schedule is full every day. I am in a vehicle a lot of the day, so I can listen quite a bit. I only wish they had unlimited copies so you don't have to wait. I understand it is a licensing thing.

This APP is smart, useful, and intuitive. It features a huge catalog of books n audiobooks. I can easily search for titles, n authors. Downloads are fast n easy. I connect through my local library and find the APP most convenient. No more library closed hours or late fees. I checkout/return titles at my leisure. Brilliant! Thx smart people for developing this app. ❤️ 5 stars.

I have been using Overdrive for more than 5 years and recommended to all my friends. We travel south for the winter and Overdrive has been a great source for my audiobooks. I just went on to get my new books and there are NO Audiobooks!! Why?? That’s why I use this app.

Honestly life-changing. Can't stop recommending it.

Love this app!! So helpful during my long commutes !! But please add more books --give Audiable a run for there money !! Just a personal note .. I live outside the city limits so I have to pay for my library membership !!

Love having access to my libraries and being able to read the same book on multiple devices. I have both android and apple, and I can easily pick up where I left off when switching devices. I also like being able to recommend books.

I have had this app for years, knowing I can support many local libraries without even leaving the house is wonderful. I am seldom not able to find a book I want and never do I have want I something new.

Can you add an alert if we have already read that book? Sometimes I cannot remember that particular title or it sounds like another one. A list or alert would be very helpful

So easy. Very pleased.

Love this app for being able to listen to audiobooks and read kindle books without needing to go to the library. Would love it even more if i could sort the wishlist by audiobooks and ebooks to make it easier to find something.

I love Overdrive! I get Ebooks Kindle books and Audio - all with ease.

This app allows you to Browse, listen and read audio books and ebooks… All within one convenient app... It also saves your place of where you last left off, listening or reading.

I drive an hour to work everyday and listening to someone read to me makes the commute so much better! Love it!

Sometimes it does, usually it doesn’t. That’s all.

Expecting more and got it through Overdrive, great site!,

Is this the best? The app is not user friendly and the sound level needs to be at max either with ear buds or plug to a speaker Why?

This application has brought me countless hours of entertainment and education. I can select, with ease, from several cooperating local libraries. And I am a “Library Felon” no more, because books are returned automatically, with no overdue fees. Surely this service will bring more people back to the public library system, which deserves continued support. The audiobook options are my favorite feature. What a treat to be read to while driving to work! Please consider adding the ability to look these up by narrator, because some readers (Barbara Rosenblatt, Jim Dale, Stephen Fry, the late Patrick Tull) are very gifted, while others may be drone-y, or absurdly over-expressive. It would be nice to easily avoid those. I agree that the “1 day remaining” notification is misleading, but exact expiration time can be accessed by “Loans”, under the books icon. Some books are improperly indexed. Using Advanced Search by author often yields nothing, but specific titles by that author can be found. Thank you for this splendid service.

Love the app. I’ve been using for years. I always have an audio book and ebook at the ready. Audio books the best. They got rid of a feature I loved where you could rate the book after reading at Good Reads. I loved the feature just so I have a record of the books and authors I’ve read. Because I read so many books I sometimes have to refer back. Now it’s not compatible anymore. Just s feature they removed. Otherwise 5 stars

This is by far one of the best Apps I’ve ever downloaded.... I read and read and read done more and this App makes life easy for me to do just that........

I have saved quite a bit of money by far using Overdrive to get audiobooks from my local library instead of purchasing them from a vendor.

Does everything I want as both a reader and for accessing my local public library. Unlike Kindle, the latest version runs in older versions of iOS. I have it on a 1st generation iPad mini in iOS 9.

I love this app, so many choices of books to read and listen to. The download process works great!

Fantastic concept. Very poor execution. One of the worst apps I’ve used. Very clunky. Frequently fails. Extremely cryptic and requires far too many steps to accomplish what should be relatively straightforward tasks. My elderly relatives rely heavily on this for books since they cannot get to the library and it is particularly difficult for them.

This app has improved a lot! It seems like everyone is pushing for Libby, but I prefer this app 100%!

I love Overdrive. Since I have accounts with several libraries, I use it all the time. I agree with the suggestions that (1) returns should be easy, so that others can have the book quickly (I think this feature has been improved), and (2) a user should be able to suspend her/his waiting list request when she/he doesn’t have time to read the book. Here are a couple of other suggestions: (3) in your recommendations section, please separate audio books from ebooks. I use Overdrive almost exclusively for audio, but I have to scroll through a lot of books that don’t want to read in a hunt for audio books that I might like. (4) please clarify the relationship between Overdrive and Libby. Are all books checked out on Overdrive available on Libby? Why are there two apps?

I think Overdrive is a great reading app. I use it in school and at home. I’m not really familiar with buying books online or stuff like that so Overdrive lends a big hand to me. I think this app is amazing, keep up the great work!!

This app has been amazing. If I can’t make it to a library and they have an ebook or audio book I’ve been able to save time and have access to the titles I want. Also, I’m not limited to 1 library. I use Seattle and the county library so I have access to a ton. A life and time saver for sure.

Every time I try to sign in I encounter a server error. Please correct this.

Audio books are my favorite. In the car, on a flight, doing household tasks... I'm "reading" more than I have in years thanks to Overdrive and our free public library. And now, at 65, I actually ENJOY weeding and doing laundry. On a long journey, time and miles fly by as you get absorbed in a book that can then spark great conversation between my husband and me. That's SO much nicer than hunting for the next town's NPR station on the radio. Also, when you search titles or authors not already "owned" by your library, Overdrive makes requesting new purchases a snap. Relevant selections are displayed, and you click to "recommend" your choice. It's been very successful for me. The app works perfectly across all my devices, whether android or iOS, phones or tablets. I'm so grateful that it exists.

I love using Overdrive to check out eBooks from my local library. These days, I get download an instance of the book to my iPad for general reading, and a second copy to my iPhone so I can read a bit more of the latest book wherever I am. I love that the app automagically synchs my place in the book between the 2 instances. A great app!

If you want something like audible but cant pay for it, this is perfect! However, the only down side is that you have to wait a while to check it out most of the time. But other than that its awesome! No bugs or anything! :D

The app is easy to use. I can stop reading or listening on one of my devices and continue on another. Very convenient.

This app is amazing you can download books for free and you have two options Ebook and ado book the only thing that’s ok and not amazing is you sometimes you have to wait for a book but the rest is asomely amazing

Installed for a beach trip where I didn't want to carry 7 books -- clean formatting, fairly easy to use and open with different library cards, good selection. The filters could be better but overall it's a good solution

So easy to check out library ebooks. At times a bit confusing but all in all a great app and a great way to read books. Very convenient.

Really enjoying this app. Has saved me a lot of time and money.

Such a joy to have so many great books available at all times!! I don’t have to go to the library to be a member & I can always find something to read. I haven’t worked out making recommendations yet & I think some kind of upgrade has been happening as I am required to sign in a lot. That never happened before. Normally, everything is so easy that I can’t imagine being without Overview; I depend on it so much. Thank you to everyone who makes this work!! For people who cant get out a lot, it is an added blessing. 🙏🏻👍

I love the convenience of this app! The ability to sync devices is a huge plus. I also appreciate being able to interface with my two area libraries through a single source.

For sure recommend

It’s a little difficult to navigate through the bookshelf but overall, this is a good app. The audiobooks are a great way to entertain kids on long car trips.

This app is so fantastic. I could not be more thankful for the ability to listen to endless audiobooks for free. It makes my drives, workouts, walks, and chores SO much more enjoyable. Once you get used to the routine of putting books on hold, downloading them, having 21 days to listen to them, etc, it really is such a great thing to have. The Audiobooks app is like 14.99 per month and you’re only allowed one book per month?! Free audiobook apps have nothing but ancient books available to the public and scarce selection. Even Tune-In is $100 per year for unlimited access. THIS app is totally free and it’s the best. If you have the patience to wait for your books to become available, and don’t mind having to press download several times before it actually downloads, it’s great. Love it!!! UPDATE: I do however wish that it was easier to navigate chapters in the actual audiobooks, in case of falling asleep while listening and having no idea where I left off. The chapters and “parts” are labeled very oddly in my opinion. I wish that would change somehow to be more user friendly. But it’s not annoying enough to give less than 5 stars to an app that allows me to listen to audiobooks for FREE!!

Like the title says, this app gets the job done perfectly, easy to navigate between different libraries if you have multiple libraries you go to.

I don’t know what y’all did, but I updated my iOS (11.4 on iPhone 6) and then a few days later updated my overdrive app and now it will not open. I get the message “overdrive was unable to startup successfully.” There is only the option to “retry” which also fails :(

Very confident

Until the app works on my iPad Mini 2, it’ll get one star.

Great app! Love it! Have listened to many books using this app over the years. Have shown others how to use it!

I love the "Overdrive" app. The idea that I can just pick up my tablet and search for a book to read is wonderful. What is great, is you can register numerous libraries (as long as you have that library card) ! I highly recommend Overdrive !!!

I have told some many people about this app. I love the convenience of this app. I always have several books checked out at a time. My kids are starting to get into this app as well. When we go on trips we have to have a book going, it helps them from getting so ansey on the car ride. Thank you

Thanks to my library network and this app for opening up the opportunity to listen to a number of great audiobooks during my long commutes... it's been a wonderful and educational experience. The history selection has become a valued resource for me.

No need for a paid subscription to listen to audiobooks. Love it!!

Love this app, I binge read a lot thanks to you amazing creators!

I used to use this app regularly to get books. Worked great in the past! Tried to use it today and I get a message that says “The app was unable to start up successfully”. It will not restart, reload, retry, and there are no updates to fix this glitch. I’m very frustrated because I need to get a book for my son’s schoolwork, but it won’t let me. How can your library website say that your download is complete and to go to Overdrive to read the book, but Overdrive does not work? This is totally unfair.

It’s splendid.

I was a library worker for four years and during my time there, I helped many patrons set up OverDrive accounts. OverDrive allows you to check out ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and magazines from your library for FREE! People spend hundreds of dollars a year on Audible and buying Kindle books but OverDrive allows you to consume them for free. Sometimes you are not even limited to the titles your library owns the licenses to because libraries that are part of a consortium often have to buy titles to go into a sharing pool. Please go ask your local librarian about this great service.

Can’t add ePub books to the app to read offline. Frustrating!

The is a great extension of my public library. You can get some many digital copies for free and the work with kindle! Awesome

I use this app almost daily. Either to download a book or listen to a book from the library.

I switched to libby and had to go back to overdrive. I drive a truck and Libby would stream the books so when I didn’t have a signal my books would not play aggravating overdrive downloads the books so I have my entertainment the whole time I am driving

Great book app if you prefer to read on your phone!

The only option in audiobooks that you should even consider! Definitely the bomb.com

I’ve been using this app to listen to audiobooks for a couple of months now and I love it! So convenient that I can listen to books on the go or while doing things around my house.

Easy to navigate. Good selection. Really cool idea. Love it.

Brings meaning to my life! Works well, free books and audiobooks.

I love Overdrive-I listen to audiobooks a lot and I can save a ton of money by getting them free from my local library through this app. I use it almost daily.

Paired with my library, I constantly have a book ready to read. Having it on my phone allows me to listen wherever I am, my favorite place is in the car!

I love books, but sometimes I just don’t want to drive to get my books. This app is amazing and very convenient. I recommend every one get it. All you need is a library card you’re good to go.

World best app

That’s right. I share this app with any other reader I come in contact with. Those who read-like me. And those who listen. How awesome that my public library card working with this app saves me a lot of money. 😁

This is one of my favorite apps. My local library has lots of audiobooks and it gives me something to listen to while at work or driving

Had been an awesome app. Has been broken for more than 36 hours with no way to know if it will be fixed or when. Needed something important but guess that doesn't matter now. I have lost faith.

Overdrive has been really improved since the last time I downloaded it. And I believe that this app will save you a trip to the library to get a quick read into our daily lives even if it is an audiobook, In conclusion, I think this app is great for anyone to improve their education and its better to get there reading better. Thank You

This app is great, but if there was one thing I could change it would be the download glitches. Once I download a book it says that all of the parts are downloaded successfully. It’s frustrating driving and the book stops reading because the app says that the next part isn’t downloaded. Once I download that part again...the same thing happens for the next part.

Generally this app works well. But sometimes in the morning I get an error message about not being able to playback. Usually after lunch I can use the app to listen to books.

Really great way to access hundreds of books and resources quickly and easily on your phone, if your an avid reader who likes ebooks this has 100s of dollars of free content

My library has been under construction for quite some time, and all the other city libraries don’t quite compare. Overdrive saved me the hassle and showed me amazing books like Renegades by Melissa Meyers!

I get more runs/walks in now that I can listen to books on my phone. And it’s so easy to search, check out, & download from & onto my phone. My boyfriend loves it to because he doesn’t have to just buy books for his kindle, he can borrow them & the app allows you to easily filter for kindle or audio. Thanks Overdrive!

I really love that my library offers Overdrive! I’ve read many great books and it’s easy to use. The only thing I would recommend is that they please add a highlight feature. You can bookmark pages, but not specific passages. Other than that, this app is great!

Love this app so much!

Although I love this app because of the freedom to browse through so many different titles at whatever time of day, the app itself is still glitchy and not necessarily user friendly. I’m a millennial and had complications figuring out how to use the app at first. Also, the app will shut me out and say something about an issue with an “SSL connection” or a “connection that is not secure”. I just have to exit the app for a few minutes usually and then I can get back in and continue browsing.

This APP is the opposite of intuitive. Finding the books you put on hold, picking the days you want to borrow, managing the download files are all difficult. As is the search and settings functions. Needs a tidal redesign. But it does work, if you stick wi h it.

Why are you forcing users to move towards using Kindle, especially for the level 1 readers? Please stick to ePub that is compatible with Apple products.

No noticeable glitches anymore. Good job incorporating user inputs/suggestions.

I don’t like because you need a library card for it and if your a student in middle school or high school,like me I am in middle school and I don’t have a library card I want something free withought having to do anything but search up the book.I don’t know I don’t like it but you should still try it.You might like it.

Easy to search and add titles. If a title is not available can submit a hold request and it will automatically be added. Best of all can download entire books so no need to use cell data.

I can access my library, download books with my car, and listen to them without wifi. The audiobooks are always great quality! I love the 15 second forward/backward option when you’re listening to a book. Not very hard to use once you’ve figured out how to get through the links to your libraries website. I love love love this app and think it’s a great thing to download.

Horrible horrible horrible horrible. The people responsible for this abomination should have their hands broken. Maybe the worst app I’ve ever used. This is why people steal content.

Cannot stop using it! So many different books to look at, its so exciting! And an awesome way to spend my time. ...That was until I moved out of my district and I could no longer access the app because my library district isn’t registered in the app. What?!?!? Very disappointing.

I have downloaded the app but it does not open. Help!

This App is all it should be. I especially like the ability to have the book out for 21 days if required. The ease of using this App is also one of the many things I like about it.

I use this in my car, wherever I go. I listen while driving to and from work, walking on treadmill and errands. I listen to it while painting (watercolor) it is so entertaining.

This an excellent app! I use this app to listen to audiobooks and it works Great! And I mean Great! Like Tony the Tiger, Great....!

The idea is great and the implementation is shaping up. The main problems are in the display of Settings. Some tabs are inaccessible based on the formatting. Thy synchronization between devices is very problematic.

It's great to have so many audiobooks at your fingertips. I listen to 3-4 books a week with this. Haven't started on the Ebooks but I'm sure it will happen soon!p

Perfect for free audiobooks right on your phone

It’s not as intuitive as you’d think but A small price to pay for what it offers we tell everybody about overdrive

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I love this app! It is very easy to use and I use it to download audio books for vacations and for when I want to do large, monotonous tasks around the house (painting, cleaning, organizing closets, etc) I found that audiobooks are a great thing to put me to sleep as well.

In the past I would tell everyone about Overdrive how ever in the past few months I have had many problems. The biggest being I cannot delete books any longer from the bookshelf. In order to delete books I have delete Overdrive so the books can clear my bookshelf,then reload overdrive to my IPhone, add my accounts numbers/password and then delete the books so I can add more to my Library. This is an extremely painful process. Hopefully, this can be resolved.

...if you’re an avid reader. Incredibly useful and quite handy for the whole family. It’s given me another tool to show my young children about the joy of reading!

Great app. Wish they were in charge of the Hoopla app too because Hoopla will never download. Thanks overdrive!

This app forms a good bridge to my local library’s digital al offerings. But there are a few glitches. Like when I tap download for an ebook or an audiobook, most of the time nothing happens. Then i tap again. And again. It finally does download, but not before some aggravation. Also, dont make a mistake on your ebook format — if you want kindle format and mistakenly press e bupbook, you are out of luck. You cant correct for that mistake. Until next time you borrow.

Love, love the app. Only wish is to tag the books I have listened or read. Sometimes I download a book I have already read. But love the free audio books!!!!!!

God bless whoever developed this app

I love this app! Always have something to read right in my pocket! Great for traveling for work! Makes reading easy when carrying a book isn’t an option.

I don’t really like audio books, so I only use the ebooks, but I love this app! I first heard of it through a Facebook meme that compared it to Audible, but worked with the library system. I live in a small town where the library is only open one day a week for a couple of hours and I tend to be very busy. This gives me a convenient way to have a book with me for downtime and also to tell whether or not I like a book enough to buy it. I love supporting the library and I am passing around the word!

This app is the greatest!!! It connects with your local library and you get to download them on your phone!!!

Please add Car Play compatibility in the next update.

I love this app! Use it in my car, and always travel with it!

Love this app. I have used it for at least five years. Never had any major problems. But recently I have noticed that when I download the more popular books it does not recognize the preference of triple spacing. It starts out triple space at the beginning of each chapter and then goes to single line spacing. And I can’t seem to get back to the triple spacing. Otherwise I love it. I have old eyes and Overdrive has the ability to enlarge type, make the typing dark and adjust the brightness of the screen. All save my eyes so I don’t have to give up reading. Thank you Overdrive

I usually only borrow audiobooks. I love to listen to books on long drives.

It keeps directing me to go to the Loans page which does not seem to exist

This app was a little tricky to learn at the beginning. Now that I’m familiar with the UI I enjoy the app.

I want more books

I liked the app at first but the more I use it, the more frustrated I get. I'll use it one day and the next it will say that my library card info is wrong and it needs to be checked when there is nothing wrong with it! For all the popular books there is also always a super long waiting list so it not even worth it at that point to wait for the book to be available, I either just go to the library and check it out. There is one book I've been waiting for for about four months now and there are still 22 people ahead of me to read the book.

This app is one of my all time favorites. Because it's there, I read more (went from one book/month to one/week), spend less time on social media, and have saved lots of money! I would recommend Overdrive 10x over!

Use overdrive all the time for two different libraries-works perfectly! Love all the features-like sleep timer especially! Highly recommend.

I Absolutely Love overdrive! I also love that I’ve introduced other people to it as well! I’m audio and visual; so this app is amazing! It saves so much money for bookworms!

Like everything this has its quarks but it works well for me and I have listened to a lot of books

It’s a good idea but all the books I want to read are 10+ 20+ 30+ holds, that would take like a year or more of waiting. You should get more copies of books.

I have used this app for over 5 years. I can download an audiobook or an ebook. As long as you have a library card you are ready to go! No late fees, it automatically returns them. Great for long drives download an audio book and your good to go. They also have movies and music!

I have had this app. for about two weeks. I love being able to rent audio books from my library to listen to. I have had no glitches, problems with audio, or downloading. Everything works great. It's been the perfect app. for me.

For anyone with kids in need of braces, close to driving, and not too far from college bows the time to try to cut back on spending right? Well Overdrive lets you check out books in print and audiobooks to your smartphone courtesy of your free library card which you’re paying taxes for anyway, so you might as well use it. The audiobooks have a feature that lets you speed up or slow down the audio as you need to (some narrators speak soooooo sloooowwww while others sound like the micro machine man). The only problem I have had is having to wait forever for a few books I wanted to read straight away.

This app is easy to function and follow, making it perfect for when you are in a rush. Highly recommend.

Great app for reading library books- even saves pages for you

I love this app! I have only ever written one other review and it was because I was deeply in love with it! And it's no different for this one! I love reading and I finish books annoyingly fast (for others) and I think it is amazing that I can read or listen to as many books as I want to and not have to spend any money! I have recommend it to some people and they love it too! Thank you overdrive for giving me something to read!

This is an amazing app and a must own for all book lovers.

It seems like every time I checkout an audio book with overdrive it’s sort of a trial and error process to get it downloaded. Once it’s checked out and I click on download it says title added but it isn’t.

I have had this app for over 5 years, and it is great. The latest version does weird things with downloads that it didn’t used to, and the sync between device feature has not been working lately. But it has read me over 250 books, so I’m not even going to drop it down a star.

I like this app. I just hate that when an item expires, I have to checkout again (no problem with this) but the I have to go to add item, search for what I just checked out, go to loans and download. Can’t this just download? Otherwise once that’s done I am golden and enjoying my loan!

Indeed, it is a wonderful thing for a sixteen year-old girl to be able to take her books anywhere with her, this is an well worked app! Keep up the great work!

Excellent!! My number one entertainment!

Love love love this app, it’s a huge part of my commute and makes my job bearable. I hate the fact that they don’t have an extensive amount of the books I want or have unrealistic wait times for books I need.

It's so great to be able to read a bunch of books for free from your local library without having to go there!!! Your local library is right there on ur phone!!!

What an amazing app! I have to admit that I love reading but haven’t picked up a book in years because of two reasons. After completing my Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree, I lost the drive to read for pleasure. With having to read and write so much for my career I had given up on reading anything that wasn’t work related. Reason number two is that as time has progressed, so has my poor eyesight. OverDrive has brought back the joys of reading without the hard work and effort on my eyes. Audiobooks have turned my life around. I downloaded the app a month ago and am now on my eleventh book. I love, love, love OverDrive, the ease of use, selections through my own public library, and the quick and easy return process. I agree with other raters that this app deserves more than 5 stars... it is a life altering wonder!!! Thank you!

Best app for books in all of the world!!! You need this app if you don’t already have it!

Love to be able to support my local library and listen to books on the fly.

I love this app. I listen to books all of the time now. Gardening, cleaning, going to sleep. It really keeps me up to date on the latest books too. Useful to put a hold on a book when you read a good review. They send you an email when it is available to you. So easy.

This is the absolute best app for people who love books but don't like to wander in stores to look, and for germaphobes-also me-who don't like to touch used books. Game changer for me!

Dyslexia. Workout companion. Road trip companion. Biking / hiking companion. This app is to audio books what Gutenberg was to the printed word. My library access, at zero, yes zero is astounding! Five stars to the app, five stars to the library links, for stars to the publishers!

I always have a book to read on my iPhone thanks to Overdrive ebooks. When I go on a road trip I download audiobooks by my favorite authors to listen to My local library helped me sync my devices so I can pick up where I left off reading on either my tablet or iPhone.

Not to be dramatic but this app changed my life. All these books free and at my fingertips. Thanks OneDrive

I think it’s very glitchy and it’s kind of confusing

Love this app. Period.

Love The automatic check out feature and check in feature.

I’m an avid reader, and I love being able to not only read the ebooks my library has but also get to listen to them while working. The only downside is being limited by what my library has in stock.

I've used this app before but within last two weeks I can't do anything with it because it just keeps closing :( I've tried to uninstall & reinstall & didn't help . I'm sad cause it was a fave

Virtually every other ePub reader has stopped working on my vast collection of aging but still elegant iPad 2's. All yer MoonReaders and MegaReaders now no longer open ... Who'da thunk the iron-sided marmoreal Overdrive would be the last man standing? Way to hang tough with some bedrock solid ap dev.

I love this app! I use it mostly for listening to audiobooks. My kids have just started listening to audiobooks as well. We find the books on the app or on the computer app and then listen using overdrive or its Libby companion app. So many books, so little time!

Incredible service with a small learning curve. I listen to books from many libraries thanks to OverDrive. It is my most used app on my phone.

While I appreciate the ease of returning a book with just one click, I do NOT appreciate the fact that the returned book is not being cleared from my Kindle app on my IPad; therefore making it IMPOSSIBLE to access the other books I have on loan and want to read!

Impossible to listen to, have to click several times to listen, but keep getting put back to sample. Downloaded and still have to guess what to do each and every time, very frustrating, get some simple instructions on the bookshelf for heavens sake. Now what... cannot even send this review?

I would give it five stars but it won't sync between my devices

Any plans to make this work with the iWatch. I do love this app, just wish the audiobook speeds were a little faster and that it worked with iWatch.

super user friendly because of how easy it is to use - enter your library card, and you’re a couple searches and taps away from finding your desired ebook or audiobook! it’s SO easy to download files, and it’s great during vacations, or long car rides

I absolutely love my Lincoln library and using overdrive for audio and e-books. I listen to books in my car and I listen to books at home. I’m so glad that I don’t have to physically go to the library to get books on CD and have to switch out CDs manually anymore. Setting it up is not complicated and I have helped other senior citizens get started who are also enjoying the app and the convenience of audiobooks

Overdrive is my daily go to for most my reading / listening .. love it! Works great offline, I use the timer nightly .. it puts me to sleep .. but keeps me working in the day when doing mindless chores

My husband and I love to listen to books when we are commuting or traveling. We download audiobooks from our local library to our cell phone...for free, and listen to the books using OverDrive via blue tooth. LOVE IT!

Why sign up for Audio when this is available for free from your local library!

I love this app., I’d give it five stars if only the newer downloads were on the top of the list. As it is you must scroll down through all previous ebooks to get to current read. Otherwise it’s perfect:).

Great app. Took a bit of work to learn but worth it

Overdrive allows you to download books all over the world. The best App ever. 👍

This app was recommended to me by a friend. I was iffy at first, but once I got the grip on how it all worked, it’s made it way easier for me to get books on my phone. Especially since my work hours don’t always allow me to make it to the library! Love it! Would definitely recommend to anyone who loves to read or even listen to books!

Love listening to books on Overdrive on the road. However, have recently encountered skipping. Hopefully this is a glitch and can be fixed soon.

I have been going through different book apps for years now. No matter what the app was it was never the book app for me. Until now this is the most simplest and amazing book app I’ve ever used. Whoever reads this, I recommend you try this app I believe you will love it just as much as me and trust me I’m not the type to give apps 5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Once you figure out the step and find your "holds", it's a great app. Finding the books on hold is a nightmare.

I love having access to so many audiobooks for free, everything is electronic! BUT the design is poor. You have to click to borrow the book, then go to a different area to “download” the book, that doesn’t download it, just adds it to your list. Then you have to go to the list and go to the sidebar to download all of the files... THEN you can actually listen to it. It seems like you should only need to click “Borrow” for it to be added to your list and downloaded. The steps are redundant, unnecessary, and will deter those who are less tech savvy from using it.

Love the app! It is like having the whole public library catalogue at my fingertips.

I love this app

I am a serious bookworm. So finding an app for free that let me download books for free and some offline. My best friend, I went in a road trip for 12 hours and Overdrive was my best friend. Both Ebooks and Audiobooks. Definitely a great app!!!!!!

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I have a Mini2 that was working fine with iOS 10.8 and OverDrive. After updating to 11.4 overdrive said it needed to be updated to work with iOS 11. So I updated overdrive. Now all I get is “the app was unable to start up successfully” even after iPad restart. I hesitate to delete the app and do a full install as I’d lose all my history and settings. Hopefully there’s a solution somewhere to be found.

I love listening to books!

Driving, mowing the lawn, out taking a shower just got more productive. I can no longer I'd love to read more of I had the time. With this app, books are being read to me whenever and wherever I want.

I enjoy the excellent range of topics and titles made available by libraries all over the world through the overdrive app. Overdrive is simple to use, works consistently well and makes listening to books a joy. The best app for getting books from public and private libraries.

An awesome app that is connected to your library card and able to check out books from home, and get ebooks, and audio books on your phone too.

i love listening to books on tape so having access to free audiobooks is great! I am getting my kids interested as well. Thanks

PLEASE MAKE IT COMPATIBLE WITH GOOGLE CHROMECAST!

This app allows me to download literally an book I want and I can read them anytime!

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This app is AMAZINGGG I like going to the library and I like real books. It’s just that I never have the time to stop by one, and as a result I’ve gotten away from reading. My mom told me about this app and how I can hook it up with my local library and borrow e books from it so I don’t have to go anywhere! I have no idea how I haven’t learned about this earlier but my mom told me about it and I love it and I’m sooo glad I found it

I love this app!! It’s very easy to use and extremely convenient, you don’t have to carry a large book around with you when you’re on the go, so no extra weight! I do wish however, there were more titles to choose from as there are some books that are unavailable on overdrive that I wanted to read.

I am so happy to have found this app. It works with my library and I love having the audio books to listen to on my way to and from work. Reading a physical book puts me to sleep but I can use this when exercising, driving or when just relaxing in my screened in porch. ❤️

Have used the app for a few years to read books from the library. Simple to use and makes getting and returning the books easy.

I love this app! It's so awesome and user friendly, it simply connects to your library card and you can rent a wide array of books and magazines! I recommend to anyone who loves to read.

I’ve read one book and currently reading another. Helped me get off social media and doing something productive

Love this app it’s great for so many reasons number one is previewing a book before you buy it. Many titles to choose from in all genres.

Really enjoy being able to get audiobooks and support the library! Being able to pause my book, switch to my kids, pause theirs and Continue where I left off is awesome!

So easy to use.

This app is everything i need. I am absolutely in love! There is one thing that would be amazing if you could fix. I had this app on my phone, and i logged in to it on my ipad when i first got it. I didn’t see the titles i had saved on my phone. No big deal, right? I can just redownload them onto my ipad, right? I tried to do that, and it told me it was already downloaded, so i went to my library, and none of my titles are there. If there is any way you could fix this, that would be great! Thanks

My husband and I don’t have a lot of time to read, so we love this app. We get to listen instead. great when we’re on a road trip time flys❤️❤️❤️❤️

It’s literally your public library in your hand. And I don’t even really like non-paper books. But I find it particularly useful to play audiobooks for my two young kids. A lot of great titles are available and the waitlist process is good.

I knit and I knit all the time I have free. With Overdrive I can listen to books and knit. Very happy.

A poor system of borrowing books that has a very limited supply, makes you sign in multiple times in the same visit, makes it difficult to find the titles you want to download, and now it suggesting that you try an additional app, “Libby”, to do the exact same function it does. I wish very much my library would use a different system.

This is not a great design for user ease. It’s hard to find books loaned and feels more complex than it needs be. I like that my library uses it and I can get audio books from it. However, still needs improvement.

The app does everything I need for an audio book app. I would give it five stars, but the audio gets scrambled once in a while, especially at the beginning of chapters.

Overdrive is so much easier than going to the library & sitting at my computer for hours downloading disc after disc. I turn on an audiobook while cleaning, sewing, gardening, driving, etc. I’m not one to sit & watch TV all day. This a wonderful alternative. I could do with more than 5 audiobooks per month. Some days I can listen to 2 books a day. Yes I’m married, retired, kids are out of the house. Borrowing a book/audiobook can be confusing & not easy to go through.

It is nice being able to use the library on my phone. However, this app is sub par and not intuitive or user friendly at all. To be able us this app, I had to watch a series of detailed “how to” videos just to get it set up. Apps are supposed to be easy and simple. That is not the case with Overdrive.

My mom and I just started using this app yesterday, and we love it. I’ve already recommended it to my Sister in law.

This is the best thing since Gutenberg. It's easy and fast to download.Can't say enough. The only thing I wish it had is a way to highlight text, other than that it’s Great.

I love this app! I am an artist and the fact that you can listen to podcast while working is such a huge blessing!! And it’s free!! All you need is a library card and it’s all done. I would definitely recommend

The app does not easily load audio books user must repeatedly attempt to download the book until it allows you to pass the preview section and download the chapters of a book. The app is not intuitive and is hard to use. App needs to be easier to open, request, and read or listen to a book

I love that many libraries use this app to deliver electronic books and audiobooks straight to my phone or tablet! It’s so convenient and easy to take on the go. This app works seamlessly between library websites and its own programming. So easy! I love using this app on a daily basis!

This app is everything!!!

Overdrive is wonderful! Some of the more popular or new books you may have to wait on but come on on it’s free and at your finger tips! No more late fees ..

I absolutely love this app!! Thanks!!

Been using this app for a couple of years. Love that I can check out books free from my public library through this app, listen to them for 2-3 weeks if necessary, and nit have to pay a fee (Audible.com). Never had any kind of technical problem with it.

Great App! Simple. User friendly. Loving having access to libraries this way!

I travel a lot for work and this app helps be enjoy “dead” travel time by listening to an average of 5 audiobooks a month. I just bought a Kindle through Prime Day and now I’m burning through the ebooks. LOVE that I can push them to Kindle through this app on my phone and it automatically shows up in my Kindle. This app is so much better than others out there due to the compatibility with Kindle. Also there’s no cap on how many I can get per month.

This app is my fave. I am so happy that I can read no matter where I am. Shout out to my library, EPPL. Honestly, I luuuuv this app.

My local library went to another provider (App platform) for audiobooks for its patrons (us).. I actually lobbied the library people and the Mayor’s office to go back to Overdrive. This app is as solid and stable of a platform as it can be. I’ve discovered my passion for literature with this app. My imagination is boundless.

Overdrive is AMAZING!!! I hate having to sit down and read a book, because it feels like I could be doing something productive instead, but with Overdrive I could be doing chores, going for a run, or cooking dinner while I listen to a book. I love Overdrive because they spend time making good quality audiobooks all for FREE!!!

I love this app! My only wish is that my search preferences were saved instead of having to deselect them each time. Do not like the Libby app due to difficulty with rewind and not as easy to use as this apps own audiobook player.

I find Overdrive really ez to use, and I have not had any problems with it freezing up, as I’ve had with other name brand readers/downloaders.

Easy to navigate awesome free app

This is an excellent app, providing the world of libraries to your finger tips wherever you may be. I highly recommend this vast and expanding collection. I love the customization of your reading experience, like the font size, font styles, and lighting; definitely makes reading on a screen easier. You can also look through as many bookmarks as you place with a simple tap on the screen. I love opening the app to see my digital bookshelf, the collection of books I have read. This app is perfect for anybody looking to make the most out of their technology.

I live outside the US. The ability to borrow audiobooks from wherever I am is priceless.

I’ve used and loved overdrive for YEARS so when the library came out with a new app “Libby” I was hesitant. Don’t get me wrong, there are some great features on Libby. But if you like a clean simple extremely functional app, overdrive is better. I would rather be reading a real book but since I can’t always have that... overdrive is the next best thing.

I love this app but only wish it would work with the Sonos app.

I have been using this app for a couple years and it’s been great. Now I can’t sign on due to “library authentication server took to long to respond”. This has been going on for days. The app suggested trying a new app “Libby”, which I did. But it doesn’t work either and I get the same error message.

I check out books all the time so that I can hear books on road trips! Lots of books that become my favorites! I LOVE OverDrive. Just submit library card and you enter book paradise.

Never leave the house. Borrow books while lying in bed.

This app works great with connecting to the library and borrowing either audio or page format books. Only downside is that it burns through the battery somewhat fast, and it never fails the battery dies at the worst possible moment in the story leaving you in a cliff hanger.

I love the app, but you need to provide more SLOW playback options. My daughter and I are listening to a book with a different accent and we need to slow down the speed of the talking for her to understand better. 50% is just way too slow...

This is a terrific portal to nearly unlimited audio books. Get it free. Super!

Best app on my phone and gets used the most. They always have the latest books and if my library doesn’t have it all I do is request. And p*** they’re able to get it. I’m always recommending the OverDrive app to friends.

Why punish people for reading on their device, or listening to audiobooks, by not allowing them to renew the item? At least allow me to pay the fines of keeping it extra time, if I choose too, the same as the library does with physical copies. I won’t use this app nearly as much as I thought I would, for fear of it stealing back a book I’m not finished with and then me having to go back on the bottom of the waiting list to get it again. I’ve also found that with ebooks, if it takes back your book, when you re-download it, it doesn’t remember where you left off. Super annoying as well. I really hate this app, but if I want to check out ebooks (which I have to, because I have a small baby and it’s impossible to hold him and a book at the same time), I have no choice but to use it. Two thumbs down.

Love the app but I have to try multiple times to open it as it crashes a lot. Please fix.

I’ve never reviewed an app or even a podcast before. This app is amazing. I realized I wasn’t reading books like I used to and signed up with a librarian’s recommendation. I’m blowing through books. I listen to audiobooks on my commute and read regularly at home. No need for Audible. Best app ever.

This is a great way to listen to books when you have a busy life. I can relax and listen to a book or even clean/cook while listening.

I tried to use this app simply to download and read an ebook. Simple enough, right? It was very confusing and I was not able to figure it out and or read an ebook, therefore I do not recommend this app.

I mostly use the app to find ebooks which I download to my Kindle app/device to read. My husband uses the app to download and listen to audiobooks. It works smoothly and logically. One suggestion for enhancement: I am a member of 3 local libraries. In a perfect world, it would be nice if I could search across all 3 libraries at once the way i can in the OverDrive website. And sweeter still if i could view/manage my loans, holds and wishlists across libraries in one view, especially when I’m trying to get a book that is in high demand.

Very useful...I enjoy how I can get mostly any book that is in the library

I love this app. It just works, every time. It takes a period of adjustment at first, but once you get it down, it’s simple. I recommend this 100%.

I use this app to download an audio book for driving and grocery shopping and cooking dinner. I download an ebook to read in my spare time. This is the easiest to use app out there and I love the library and the fact that these books don’t stay on my devices.

It is very easy to work. It doesn’t use data either. I haven’t found any but one problem that this you can’t download a audio book when you are listen to one but other than that no problem. I only use the audio books so I would know any problems with the book. I really do recommend it however.

I love Overdrive.

I like listening to audiobooks

Love both Libby & Overdrive. I use the apps to check out ebooks for my kindle. Only complaint is that I really wish there was an option to hide books I’ve already read or checked out. I read a lot, so when browsing the search list, it’s filled with books I’ve previously read &/or borrowed. Even better, it would great if previously read items were pulled from my Goodreads ratings.

Works very nicely -- the way you'd want it to. Nice to check out library books, and listen to them while driving on trips.

This is literally my favorite app. I love having audiobooks and regular books available at my fingertips. It has helped my love of reading and knowledge flourish in the age of technology. I would (and have) recommend it to everyone.

... and does it in a really easy to use way. Love the instant-gratification library books!

I’ve been using Overdrive to listen to books for several years now. I’ve noticed that I don’t get bothered by traffic nearly as much as I used to. If things slow down it just gives me more time to listen to the story. This app is a godsend!

I live listening to audiobooks and this is a great platform!!

I haven't been able to keep app open, (it keeps closing on me), to browse library. Fix this now!

I love Overdrive! It’s easy to use and makes reading convenient.

I have been using OverDrive for probably close to five years now. Don’t get me wrong, it has come a really long way since then. Much less buggy, much easier to use. But it still has some little idiosyncrasies that just make you want to scream. Today was the perfect example. I had a 1.5 hour drive to make. I was looking forward to listening to a book that I have been listening to for a while. When I clicked on the book, I got the “loan expired“ message. No warning, no email, no text, nothing that told me I was getting close to being at the end of my 21 days. So here I am, doing 65 mph down the freeway, and I’ve got to figure out how to get the book going again. Of course I eventually pulled over into a rest area. How to re-borrow the book? Go to ACOUNT. I must login. But I am already logged in.? That’s not the answer. Try HISTORY. Yes there is the book I was just reading. About five clicks later, I was able to borrow it again. Great, now go back to my BOOKSHELF and read it. Nope. That copy of the book is still expired. I must delete that copy. Then I must re-download the exact same book. Of course, I lost my place in the book and used a bunch of data to download the exact same book. Again, not a bug report, just a user interface that could use a little fixing up. Maybe there was a way to renew the book before it expired? If so, it was an intuitive. Maybe there was an email or a text that I missed telling me that my book was getting ready to expire? I don’t think so, but I may have missed it. Why do I have to re-download the exact same book? Thanks for listening OverDrive.

I love the library!! I used to pay 13.99 to read books now I can rent the books and free audio!!

It is an amazing app

The only thing I wish they'd add is a way to get straight to the loans or holds section straight from the bookshelf.

This app for books is really helpful for when you what to read but can’t always carry a book around. The thing is that sometimes it won’t let you have the book that you need because it’s already checked out. That doesn’t really make any sense to me because it’s a ebook it shouldn’t be out of stock it’s not the actually library so, why aren’t you allowed to read it if it’s on a electronic device. That the only real problem I have with the app.

Great app. It has really increased to the number of books I am able to read. My only problem with the app is that it doesn't have the largest selection but that has less to do with the app and more to do with my library. It's better for finding interesting reading rather than specific books you would want.

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I have used Overdrive for many years now and I have never had a problem with it . I use it with my Library Card and it works perfectly . Very easy to use . Even if I have Kindle and iBooks it’s my favorite to read on my iPad.

Audiobooks have been a lifesaver for sleepless nights and are a great incentive to take a long walk, ride my exercise bike and clean the house! The new app is great and makes it easy to find available titles, check out, download, read/listen and return to the library when completed.

I find this a convenient and easy to use way of reading, borrowing, and returning books.

I’m a child I’m only eleven but I love this app, every year we have a summer reading contest and audio books are so helpful. I went in a road-trip this summer and I loved listening to a book during the drive. I can’t always sleep at night and I use an audio book to help me it’s so helpful I recommend it. But if you don’t have a library card you need one to use this app

Great access to the library and is user friendly.

Best place to get books and find books for free

Wow!! This is definitely must read!! I couldn’t put the book down-I read it in 2 days!! Grab your Kleenex!

All &all this app is very good. Sometimes it drives me a bit crazy, though.

Love this app! And now finding its great for kids in the car too!

The ability to check out audiobooks from a variety of library systems is great. The lack of CarPlay support means it’s just as dangerous as texting when you’re actually trying to use it in the car.... which is the single most common time you’d want to listen to audiobooks. Can you finally add CarPlay support?!?

Easy to use, navigate, search for books.

As a librarian and active user, I love Overdrive and use it every day, mostly for audio books. I just saw today that Hoopla came out with the ability to listen to your book over your Alexa device, and I think this is something Overdrive should seriously consider adapting as well!! I’d do 5 Stars all the way of that was an option.

I loved overdrive! It was my favorite app. But then one day I go on it and I can’t do ebook!! Please fix it, it’s been a year since I’ve been on it and I miss it.

Accessing the titles, downloading and playing is challenging if not impossible. Otherwise it’s a great idea.

I love this app because I love listening to audiobooks! It’s easy to use. Lots of options for books. Awesome app!!!

Overdrive forced me download the Libby app with is not working for me. Very disappointed. This app used to be good.

Has so many selections for my kindle. Videos too.

I love the ability to grab a wide variety of audiobooks for no cost. I churn through audiobooks every couple days so I don't have the budget to pay 30 dollars for each one. This ap has been convenient.

Been using with my elibrary for over six years. I can read books and download audiobooks for long drives too. Love it.

I have been using the app for two weeks and am on my third book. I am amazed at how user friendly the app is. It is so easy to obtain and return what I borrow. I am still working on the filters but have been able to always narrow my searches down some and as I become more familiar with the think I will get even better at it. Oh, I am using the audio book section as I have some problems now with my eyes and reading. I used to be able to read an average size book in a day. Now it is difficult for me to read more than 10 pages a day and I am truly excited about audio books. I also have tinnitus and find that concentrating on the book seems to lessen the sound ringing in my ears. Thanks you Overdrive!

As a low vision reader this app works very well for audiobooks, e-books that can be read with voiceover or other reading apps. Depending on your library the selections are excellent. You can also borrow for more than one library giving you a wider range of titles.

It’s amazing but I think it needs more audio books

Overdrive is awesome! This is a near perfect product! It works wonderfully for listening to any audio tapes. You can book not mark where you are. If you check it out of a library and then have to turn it back in but check it back out immediately it will start at the same location you ended at. Excellent product!

This app worked for a long time, but now it crashes almost every time I open it.

Free books from my library to listen to at my leisure? Yes please. To and from work. Out on the porch on a Sunday afternoon. This is my happy place

I love listening to audiobooks as I complete paperwork. It gives me something else to have his background noise when I’m not in the mood for music. I’m learning as I’m listening as I am writing in completing work. He can truly take your mind off of the task at hand in a productive way.

I use this app daily to listen to audiobooks on my iPhone. It is just as good as Audible, except that it is not CarPlay compatible. I would love to see CarPlay compatibility in the next update!!

I love reading so this is the perfect app for me thanks who ever made it

Why?

Works great with my local library. Love listening to books while driving to work. Such an uplifting way to start and end the day. Wonderful ap!

By far my favorite app! I can add multiple libraries! One of them usually as the book I’m looking for. I love the audiobooks.

It feels like there are too many steps to try and access the book. Could it just automatically download once I check it out from the library?

It's hard for me to get out,so this app is really great

I’m at work many hours a week listening to anything including music, podcasts, and books. Overdrive provides an opportunity to read the books I want even when I don’t have time since I can just borrow an audiobook!

I have used this app so many times to read books that my library simply doesn’t have a physical copy of. They have a wide selection but when books get too old they tend to leave the shelves. Also when the library is closed and you need the next book in a series this is wonderful.

It’s really awesome that you can listen to audiobooks from the library! I really enjoyed this app. There are some downsides to the app itself like having to borrow a book, having to go to your loans from the library to move the book to your “files”, going to your files to actually download it, then listening from a different part of the app The app has also stopped working for me. It went well for a while but now won’t let me download things. I downloaded the other app they suggest, Libby. I can’t listen to that either. Every time I close the app I have to reset the settings and go through the login process again. I really wish they would work though!

I listen while I walk. Love the app but wish audio books were easier to select and the genre was mentioned with the title to make it easier to choose without having to click to read a synopsis of a book I would have no interest in.

This is great! It allows me to do my work and listen to books that I would at any other time no be able to read. It has help me to pick up the pace with my work and read(listen) a book at once. Thank you.

easy to use, doesn't ask questions

Works wonderfully for audio books. Since my eyesight is poor I mostly listen to the books. Large selection. Very happy. Great that GI can enlarge the print for books not on audio.

I’m EXACTLY like you’re very first reviewer. I too have relentless tinnitus. I had to have my skull cracked open and ever since then, I’ve had this affliction. I hate it. I have loved reading ever since my gramps taught me at 3 and reading is my lifeline. I devour audiobooks daily. Not only do I eventually listen to the full audiobook, but I helps block the “noise”. So thank you! I actually do read many of the titles in the reading library. Love it too!

I loved this app until the most recent update. Now audiobooks won't download no matter how good the wifi signal is.

What would I do without this app?? I probably wouldn’t read much.

No matter where I am going I always have my phone, so now I always have my books too. It’s so nice to be able to pick up right where I left off, whether sitting in a waiting room or standing in a long line, I use all those minutes reading. Thank you OverDrive!

This app is great. I always have a book on my phone. I love it.

I like having the audio books it makes it easier to get though more books or to catch up when you are behind. I read number 9 start because I didn’t know it started at one so now I have caught up all the way to the 13th book by using the audio books. I listen to them at night when I am to tried to read. Great books!!!!!

Ever since the update it has been draining my battery like crazy.

Love this app

Love the app. Could use a simpler help process.

Four stars because there are sometimes hitches in the downloads, sometimes audio books skip a few sentences, syncing errors between devices etc. But overall I LOVE this app and am so thankful that my library offers free audio and ebook alternatives.

This app is great for listening to audiobooks for free. It links directly to library so getting books is super easy.

Overdrive has been an incredible find. I have listened to a lot of books in my first month and been able to find new authors I might not have otherwise. I love that you can change the speed of the audio and all the readers have really been performers. It’s more like listening to a play. I’ve even used the timer feature to be read to sleep. Just fabulous!

I was recommended this app by my teacher at lakes elementary,Mrs.Callero, about a month or 2 ago and I can just say...”Wow”. This app makes reading more convenient. My family is kinda broke so when I go an iPad I was extremely excited. I can’t get a lot of books but now, I can. This app is extremely outstanding. It’s like I have a private library at my finger tips. The first month I had read 62 hours total. When I told my mom she was amazed. She had never seen me do so much reading. I was reading non-stop. I went from third grade reading level, to beginning of fourth grade, to beginning of fifth grade. This app gave me a better chance to read to get better. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS APP!!

I have been using it for years and love it. And is Free!