{"id":4110,"date":"2023-01-12T08:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T08:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/?p=4110"},"modified":"2024-01-29T19:54:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T19:54:49","slug":"overdrive-to-libyy-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/overdrive-to-libyy-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Overdrive app sunsetting, use Libby for business ebooks and audiobooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a fan of OverDrive\u2019s business ebooks and audiobooks, be sure that you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/apps\/libby#GetTheApp\">downloaded their new and improved app, Libby,<\/a>\u00a0to keep reading and listening.<\/p>\n<p>The OverDrive app will sunset in April 2023.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re still using it, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/help.libbyapp.com\/en-us\/switch-to-libby-faqs.htm\">these FAQ&#8217;s about switching to the Libby app from Overdrive<\/a>.\u00a0 You may also watch this video about switching to Libby:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/apps\/libby\/switchtolibby?wvideo=qqb7anjgm9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px;height: 225px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/7a9eba2901a4ed18102740f7de264dd631a7e27d.jpg?image_play_button_size=2x&amp;image_crop_resized=960x540&amp;image_play_button=1&amp;image_play_button_color=631a35e0\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve downloaded Libby, you can add <a href=\"https:\/\/emory.overdrive.com\/\">Emory University\u2019s Overdrive collection of books.<\/a> This includes over <a href=\"https:\/\/emory.overdrive.com\/collection\/1093944\">700 business titles<\/a>\u00a0such as <a href=\"https:\/\/emory.overdrive.com\/media\/6267493?cid=1093944\">Nudge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/emory.overdrive.com\/media\/147918?cid=1093944\">Negotiation Genius<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/emory.overdrive.com\/media\/1221724?cid=1093944\">Generations at Work<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/emory.overdrive.com\/media\/6360406?cid=1093944\">Purpose and Profit<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/emory.overdrive.com\/media\/2696987?cid=1093944\"> Bankruption<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_1434.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3827 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_1434-139x300.png\" alt=\"libby app screenshot\n\" width=\"139\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_1434-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_1434-473x1024.png 473w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_1434.png 554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_1433.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3826 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_1433-139x300.png\" alt=\"libby app digital shelf screenshot\" width=\"139\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_1433-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_1433-473x1024.png 473w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_1433.png 554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Libby app will let you check out books, place holds, and keep track of your bookmarks across multiple devices. \u00a0It\u2019s also easy to change the font size, and pick your background lighting \u2013 light, dark, or sepia.\u00a0 Traveling or trying to save data? You can \u00a0also download ebooks and audiobooks for offline access.<\/p>\n<p>For audio books, you can increase the playback speed up to 3x, and you also may set a sleep timer \u2013 choose from the end of the chapter, or 5, 10, 30 minutes or more.<\/p>\n<p>Questions?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/business\/help\/ask-online\">Ask a Librarian<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a fan of OverDrive\u2019s business ebooks and audiobooks, be sure that you have downloaded their new and improved app, Libby,\u00a0to keep reading and listening. 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