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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
The borrowing limits really bother me. I use the library ebooks to try out authors I haven't read before to see if I'll like them. I often return the ebook to the library after one chapter when I don't enjoy the writing. If borrowing limits are implemented I would feel guilty doing this because people who really want to read the book would not be able to depending on how many checkouts remain.
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That's my concern also. I wind up reading only about half the books I check out. A better way to impose limits would be # of days checked out, not # of checkouts.
But the entire library lending model that Overdrive offers is suspect: why the artificially limited selection and availability of titles? Why not instead offer the entire catalog of ebook titles, and limit access to a given library's ebook budget on the basis of ebook-checkout-days, and let the library set policy to ensure equitable access to ebooks?
I would note that the Overdrive app for iOS (and probably Android) do not allow you to return an item early, even where the licensing permits it. That says a lot about Overdrive's priorities: they serve publishers first of all, not the needs of libraries and their patrons.