On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:57:37 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Makes perfect sense to me. You live in Canada and have access to
>Canadian libraries, so getting the reader compatible with Canadian
>libraries is the sensible thing to do. Thanks for letting me know. I
>picked mine up this afternoon.
>
>It has been an experience. I ordered it for curb side pick up at the
>St.Catharines Best Buys . I got a notice about 30 minutes later than it
>was ready for pick up. I followed the instructions on the email:
>
>When you arrive:
>Line up at the online order pickup counter.
>
>For your safety, make sure there's 2 meters between you and the person
>in front of you.
>
>Have this email open and ready.
>
>
>So when I got there I parked and went up to the store and was told to go
>back to my car, move to the pick up parking area and follow the
>instructions. I was having a hard time finding the app on the web site
> and ended up asking one of the runners for help. He guided me trough
>the process, but when there was a long delay in getting the auto reply
>to register he said he would send someone out with it.
>
>
>I got it home, charged it up, went through set up and then tried to
>access the local library. I set up an account with the Ontario Library
>Service which is needed to access the local library. Then when I went to
>connect to the local library I kept getting messages that the server is
>blocked.
>
>I had to do a little research about the reason for that and either the
>library authentication system is faulty or there is a problem with my
>overdue books and unpaid fines. There aren't supposed to be late fines
>these days. They are calculated automatically and are to be ignored.
>So... now I have to wait until Monday to get this sorted out.
>Fortunately I have several more books and a couple DVDs to get me
>through the weekend. We are halfway through The White Queen series.

Well, I'm glad I don't have to use the Canadian library system and
this Kobo circus. I'm a free agent when it comes to ebooks!