

As a user, you don’t have any wait time since Kanopy negotiated more of a “patron-driven” licensing arrangement with the content providers. Sometimes libraries are required to purchase individual licenses, which is why you sometimes have to wait your turn to borrow popular content from other services. The main difference is rooted in Kanopy’s educational origins.ĭigital rights to media like films, music, and books are a little more complicated than buying a book or BluRay it varies widely by publisher or distributor.

Although Kanopy joined the OverDrive family that includes the popular eBook app Libby, Kanopy operates differently from both OverDrive’s legacy video platform and Libby. Like other library platforms, Kanopy is free of advertising and doesn’t share your personal information. How Is Kanopy Different From Other Library Platforms?
