On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 8:00:42 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
> 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!

Dave's not required to use the Canadian library system.

I poked around a bit and learned that if I want to download e-books from
my local library, they have an app that you install on your device. The books
are apparently in Epub format, so it's unclear to me what's unique about
the app. Perhaps it talks to their server in a way it understands.

Cindy Hamilton