I could not get Overdrive working on my Kobo: no matter what I did, it would not let me add a library card to the system. The Libby app (whether an actual app on my phone or the web interface) was working perfectly fine with two different library cards.

After much searching, especially on `mobilread.com`, I found a solution. I logged out of my account on the Kobo. I then logged in again and was then able to add a library card to Overdrive. This did mean that all Kobo files had to be re-synced. However, as all of my books are managed by calibre, I wasn't worried about losing any of the actual (and specifically any side-loaded) contents.

I can now borrow and read library books straight from my Kobo again or borrow them via Libby and then sync to the Kobo. Now, if only koreader supported Overdrive...

This was all motivated by my wanting to read the Dune graphic novel which I could only seem to be able to read via a web browser (). I've yet to see how readable this will be on a grey scale Kobo, mind you. Watch this space. I might have to go out and buy a colour one...

Other audiobook readers, this happened to me on 3 different apps now so I wanted to alert others of this. As I usually do, I look up what new books my favorite narrators have narrated. Now, when I click on the narrator name, I am treated with audiobooks with their AI clone instead of their human narration. I already checked. That narrator is alive and still is recording audiobooks. Always listen to audiobooks before you make a purchase/borrow. Even now, it is incredibly obvious which ones are AI and which are narrated by the original human. This has happened to me on Hoopla, Libby, and on Audible so far. I know the audiobook narrator I looked up works for Recorded Books. It would not surprise me if they claim that they will never produce AI narrated audiobooks and then turn around and exploit their narrators without them knowing about it.

I took the liberty of emailing the narrator about this. This was his reply.

Robert,

Thank you very much for alerting me about the clone of my voice. As a Black narrator, this deeply troubles me, especially since I did not make this clone nor did I authorize it's creation. I will be extra vigilant as to what publishers I work with in the future and will make my displeasure very clear. I cannot thank you enough for your advocacy and for alerting me. In a hostile world that's more than willing to embrace this technology, we desperately need more people such as yourself.

Thank you again, my new friend!

#nonfiction #booksky #libraries #libbyapp This is a good read. I trained an LLM that runs commercially in big #tech . thx #neurodiversity #tldr AI cannot make the infer/guess meaning. Intelligence was defined as pblm solving- which is a part of intelligence share.libbyapp.com/title/6456798

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So, mein neues Smartphone ist fast vollständig eingerichtet. Nach 10 Jahren nahm ich es auf mich, nicht einfach nur alles vom alten aufs neue zu kopieren. Alles hinterfragte ich, sortierte, legte neu an.

Dennoch war ich froh, denn einige Apps bieten einen großartigen Service. Besonders beeindruckt hat mich, wie leicht @AntennaPod mit all meinen Abos, Favoriten, usw. oder auch #FreeOTP+ (2-Faktor-Authentifizierung) und #LibbyApp umzuziehen waren. Vielen Dank an die goßartige #FOSS Community.

Still pleased Queer Liberation Library bought all my books so far! QLL is a free nationwide, online, Queer library! https://libbyapp.com/search/queerliblib/creator-1071868/page-1 @reading @bookstodon #Library #Libraries #Libby #LibbyApp

I’m trying to figure out if this is a glitch in Libby or the libraries. What usually happens is, I have an e-book and or audiobook that is about ready to be do. When I go to renew the title, it says that other people are waiting on this title and there’s usually four or five people Ahead of me. When I request to be placed on hold, as soon as my checkout period is over, I receive a notification in my email that says the book is ready for you, but I checked on the title and it says that there are three people ahead of me, but I can still check it out. I’m not sure this is a glitch or a relief! #Books #Libby #LibbyApp @bookstodon