Bookmarklet to add download links for audiobooks in the Overdrive loans page

bookmarklet.js

/* 1. Paste this entire gist over at https://mrcoles.com/bookmarklet/ to generate a bookmarklet */
/* 2. Use a meaningful Name like: 🎧 📖 Links */
/* 3. Drag the generated bookmarklet link to your Bookmarks Toolbar. */
/* 4. Click on the bookmarklet when you're on the Overdrive loan page, e.g. https://yourlibrary.overdrive.com/account/loans */
/* 5. The "Download MP3 audiobook" link should appear like it used to. */


$('a[data-format-id="audiobook-overdrive"]').each(function() {
    var listenBtn = $(this);
    if (listenBtn.hasClass('script-added')) {
        listenBtn.remove();
        return;
    }
    var dlBtn = listenBtn.clone();
    dlBtn.attr('class', 'loan-button-nonkindle button radius primary downloadButton script-added');
    dlBtn.attr('href', dlBtn.attr('href').replace('/audiobook-overdrive/', '/audiobook-mp3/'));
    dlBtn.html('<b>Download</b><br/><span class="dl-text">MP3 audiobook</span>');
    dlBtn.attr('target', '');
    listenBtn.parent().append(dlBtn);
});

I thought Underdrive in Firefox was completely dead

It is. Until the odm files are able to be downloaded again (probably never) neither underdrive, nor the bookmarklet nor odmpy will work.
That's it. There's no magic here.

To anyone that wants to follow up, the easiest (in my opinion) way will be creating something that uses the listen in browser pages.

The chapter information is definitely there (in the html/dom) and if you intercept the mp3 requests you can save them to disk.

Good luck.

Hey you guys over overdrive, I guess you are watching us and laughing at us

I thought Underdrive in Firefox was completely dead

It is. Until the odm files are able to be downloaded again (probably never) neither underdrive, nor the bookmarklet nor odmpy will work. That's it. There's no magic here.

To anyone that wants to follow up, the easiest (in my opinion) way will be creating something that uses the listen in browser pages.

The chapter information is definitely there (in the html/dom) and if you intercept the mp3 requests you can save them to disk.

Good luck.

Thank you , your extension worked perfectly until it was there

Go to Reddit and search for LJ_LongWing. The link is in the 3rd comment. Readme is pretty good. A couple of time savers: If you check out the book in Overdrive, you don't need to go to the Libbyapp. After hitting "Borrow" twice, you'll get the option to "Listen in Browser". That will give you what you need to do inspect/network. Second, if you don't want to do the command line and like me update all the meta data after anyway, then in windows file explorer you can just drag the har file you saved over the runDownloader.bat file. The files will all say "unknown" but will be numbered in the right order. Careful. Lets not let the Overdrive police take this away.

I'm using Audio Downloader Prime to individually download the parts of a book from the Listen in Browser feature. That extension "lights up" with a file count each time it detects a new audio file. I skip forward a few chapters to find new parts. Before I start a download, I streamline a file browser window to display only name, file size, and length, then use length to calibrate where to start looking for a new part. Downloading a whole book takes longer than a simple unified download took, but probably not longer than more complicated procedures with scripts and command lines. I clear the list after each download, then check the file size against the previous one to make sure I have a new file. No two are the same size. I add a part # to each new section and then slide them all into a new folder inside my Audiobook Stash folder before uploading the new folder to my Sansa player. With a little practice, I've gotten this down to around 1 minute per part. That extra time is a small price to pay for continued access and simple enough for this old granny to manage without calling in the grandkids! BTW, unfortunately this process does not work with the other streaming audiobook source (name begins with H) commonly used by libraries.

I'm using Audio Downloader Prime to individually download the parts of a book from the Listen in Browser feature.

The method above takes about 3 minutes to do an entire book, which includes about 2 minutes to fast forward through a 12 hour book.

Go to Reddit and search for LJ_LongWing. The link is in the 3rd comment. Readme is pretty good. A couple of time savers: If you check out the book in Overdrive, you don't need to go to the Libbyapp. After hitting "Borrow" twice, you'll get the option to "Listen in Browser". That will give you what you need to do inspect/network. Second, if you don't want to do the command line and like me update all the meta data after anyway, then in windows file explorer you can just drag the har file you saved over the runDownloader.bat file. The files will all say "unknown" but will be numbered in the right order. Careful. Lets not let the Overdrive police take this away.

This has worked well for me, but I'm getting a Java memory error for longer books (I am not sure what the exact threshold is, but the book I have that is failing is 43 hours). Unfortunately since the download link only gives a .jar file, I'm not able to go in and view the original source code. I might piggyback off of the described method of obtaining a .har file and see if I can come up with a more robust solution though.

I might piggyback off of the described method of obtaining a .har file and see if I can come up with a more robust solution though.

That would be great. Thought I'd run a test with Conroy's Beach Music but it's only 29 hours. :-)

Audio Downloader Prime

This worked :)

Yes, a bit laborious but better than nothing

Are the Libby parts being broken into smaller and smaller pieces on new releases? Used to the chunks were about an hour(ish) but I just flipped through a less than 11 hour book and it downloaded 34 MP3s. Older releases seem to be unaffected.

I suspect those tiny parts are a fluke. I've recently downloaded several books with ADP and all seem to have the same hour(ish) part size. I've occasionally downloaded books via the previous app that had tiny pieces as well.

I described my technique in detail about eight posts up.

I suspect those tiny parts are a fluke. I've recently downloaded several books with ADP and all seem to have the same hour(ish) part size. I've occasionally downloaded books via the previous app that had tiny pieces as well.

I don't think it's a "fluke." I just downloaded Robt B Parkers Buried Secrets both ways and got 60 files. Maybe Overdrive used to get all the books on CD's which would account for the 1h 7min files. Maybe now they're getting them other ways with the files chapterized.

Are you downloading recently published titles? I've recently downloaded titles that start sections with "Side Two", obviously ripped from audiotapes. A recent news release from Blackstone Audio announces that they'll be distributing audiobook CDs from Recorded Books. That format is still the standard.