If you haven’t heard, Borders has decided to join the rapidly expanding eReader market with a new device called Kobo, which they hope will compete with the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble nook.

OverDrive, one of KDL’s eBook services, has recently announced that the Kobo is compatible with both Adobe EPUB and PDF eBooks downloaded from the library. Both eBook formats can be easily transferred to the device using free Adobe Digital Editions software.

You can always find the complete list of compatible eReader devices on OverDrive’s website, but here’s a quick summary for those of you in the market for an eBook device:

Compatible with KDL eBooks:

• Barnes & Noble nook
• Kobo eReader
• Sony Reader (various models)

Incompatible with KDL eBooks:

• Amazon Kindle
• Apple iPad

Don’t have an eReader device? Don’t worry — eBooks can be read right on your computer as long as you download the free Adobe Digital Editions software.

Check out KDL’s collection of eBooks today at http://ebooks.mcls.org

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Sheri is the Kent District Library Webmaster. She loves KDL’s eBook collection and her NOOK because they allow her to fit a whole stack of books in her purse to take with her wherever she goes.

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