[access-uk] Re: Increasingly frustrated with overdrive!
- From: eleanor martha burke <eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:05:13 +0100
following my email this morning on this list I received login details and was
informed that my local authority would be playing my subscription.however I
have not availed of the free trial which makes it somewhat nonsense of the
whole thing.
> On 21 Oct 2014, at 12:59, hotscot72 <william.inglis72@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> hi Aedan, I am really pleased for you.
> I am into the third week of my trial, and have not been able to use the
> service on my win8.2 laptop, as I cannot seem to find the download overdrive
> app link for the OP, Billy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Aedan O'Meara
> Sent: 21 October 2014 12:01
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasingly frustrated with overdrive!
>
> Hi,
> I am using Overdrive on my win8 laptop for months now.
> Aedan.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> hotscot72
> Sent: 21 October 2014 10:23
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasingly frustrated with overdrive!
>
> Hi Elenor, Like you I have about a week or so left on my free months trial,
> and I have been very disapointed in that I have not been able to use my new
> windows8 laptop system on the trial, as the Overdrive app for the windows8
> systems is not yet available, and therefor, I cannot use the laptop for
> downloading audio books.
> Billy
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Eleanor Martha Burke
> Sent: 21 October 2014 09:30
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasingly frustrated with overdrive!
>
> I did weeks ago regarding my subscription and needless to say I never had a
> response. I did have one response weeks ago when I made my initial complaint
> about not hearing but then silence!!! I had been offered a free trial period
> and asked if the dates could be altered as I was in the middle of university
> exams. I think by now I have about a week free trial left because to date I
> was unable to take up this free offer. I was also to hear back regarding my
> local authority but again a huge silence!!!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Muhsin, Louisa" <Louisa.Muhsin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 9:09 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasingly frustrated with overdrive!
>
>
>> Morning everyone,
>>
>> If anyone would like any help, please do email Overdrive@xxxxxxxxxxx.
>> If you would prefer a call just put this in the message and we can
>> ring you back.
>>
>> Best,
>> Louisa.
>>
>>
>> Louisa Muhsin
>>
>> RNIB Overdrive - now available from RNIB online shop
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Iain Lackie
>> Sent: 20 October 2014 23:15
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasingly frustrated with overdrive!
>>
>> And if you have a problem, someone will actually get back to you.
>>
>> Iain
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Steve Nutt
>> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 10:39 PM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasingly frustrated with overdrive!
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Are you kidding? RNIB and Overdrive could learn a lot from Audible.
>> They are fantastic and even have an accessibility team. They even
>> make their betas certainly on Android, public, so we can feed back
>> before release of the next version.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Steve
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of MJ Williams
>> Sent: 20 October 2014 21:48
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasingly frustrated with overdrive!
>>
>> Speaking personally, the £50 membership fee would've been better
>> spent on something more fruitful, eg, betting on landslide election
>> results for the Lib Dems, you get the idea.
>> I'm sorry, I don't wish to be deliberately rude, only one does not
>> expect such lamentably substandard service from the very organisation
>> whose raison d'etre is the betterment of living conditions for the
>> blind and partially-sighted in this country. Instead, what we have is
>> an organisation, a commercial concern to all outward appearances,
>> engaged in some of the worst forms of capitalistic practices while
>> still claiming to be a charity. Audable isn't a charity, yet, they
>> seem to do a far better job to judge from the level of praise they
>> regularly receive from members on this list and elsewhere. I could go
>> on, but I've ranted enough. Thank you for listening. <smile>
>> Sincerely, Matthew At 19:00 20/10/2014, you wrote:
>>> I feel your pain, wish I had not spent the
>>> £50.00 but thought it was worth a try, no titles take my fancy yet
>>> so haven't experienced what you are at the moment.
>>>
>>>> On 20/10/2014 18:22, Alistair wrote:
>>>> Hi folks,Still having serious issues with this programme on my
>>>> pc,despite contacting RNIB overdrive team I find myself on the verge
>>>> of deleting the damn thing! spent a lot of time searching for authors
>>>> and books from the RNIB overdrive page, ensured the spelling was
>>>> correct only to have my searches returned as errors or not found!
>>>> which is odd as they were there at the llaunch of the app! Secondly,
>>>> after signing in, I try to download a title, so click borrow, then
>>>> click download mp3, only to be told that this is a master open
>>>> document file and where do I want to save it? The mp3 book does not
>>>> download!Where am I going wrong?I have read the RNIB notes and
>>>> endeavour to follow them correctly!I should add that this is a pc
>>>> problem only as I’ve already given up on the Ipod as a bad
>>>> job! For some reason I successfully use my Ipad Air to download a
>>>> book, it would however be nice to use the pc! Anyone else experience
>>>> this?
>>>>
>>>> BEST!
>>>>
>>>> Alistair
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