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xendula · 10-06-2012, 08:45 AM

My local library has waiting lists as well, so I just put things on hold and wait my turn. It is what it is... Libraries only have so many copies of a book, and obviosuly the better known ones are the ones the hold is longest for.

That said, there are a few other options for you:
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...ing-overdrive/

I cross checked the waiting lists at my library versus the ones on the list, and the ones on the list have more copies of a specific book, but also more patrons on the waiting lists, so it seems to be about the same everywhere.

10-06-2012, 08:45 AM	#2
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	My local library has waiting lists as well, so I just put things on hold and wait my turn. It is what it is... Libraries only have so many copies of a book, and obviosuly the better known ones are the ones the hold is longest for. That said, there are a few other options for you: http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...ing-overdrive/ I cross checked the waiting lists at my library versus the ones on the list, and the ones on the list have more copies of a specific book, but also more patrons on the waiting lists, so it seems to be about the same everywhere.