Andrew on Nostr: PSA: OverDrive, the parent company of Libby, the app most libraries use for borrowing ...
PSA: OverDrive, the parent company of Libby, the app most libraries use for borrowing eBooks/Audiobooks, has been owned by private equity firm KKR since 2020.
Here are some open-source/non-profit alternatives:
Audiobooks:
- librivox.org
eBooks:
- openlibrary.org
- gutenberg.org
Published at
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