Overdrive question - Page 2

Ripplinger · 01-11-2013, 03:24 AM

That still falls under lack of effort to me. You can return regular books early to your library, therefore anyone would also assume there must be a way to do it for ebooks too. Then you go to your Overdrive page or Google and find out how. It's not rocket science. It's how I found out how to return ebooks early after I finished my first borrowed book.

SeaBookGuy · 01-11-2013, 09:39 AM

If a book had that many holds, I'd probably buy it.

John F · 01-12-2013, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You are going to be waiting for that eBook for just over 2 years if you library has a maximum of 14-days borrow. If the maximum borrow time is 21-days, then it's just over 3 years.

I think you're guess was a little off.

FWIW, the maximum borrow time at the library is 21-days.

The book became available today.

xendula · 01-13-2013, 08:06 PM

On occasion, I borrow a book without realizing that it's a spin off to a series that I have not yet read, or I start reading and dislike a book. In that case, I always return it right away,thinking of the other patrons on the hold list. Also, I can read a book in one weekend day, and I am thinking I am not alone.
And I, too, put a book on multiple hold lists and get it from wherever it becomes available first.

So far, the longest I have waited for a book was 3-4 weeks. If I desperately wanted to read it, I'd just buy it, but my TBR pile is sky high and my Kindle chock full with titles that wait to be read.

01-13-2013, 08:06 PM	#19
xendula eBookworm Posts: 1,576 Karma: 2692000 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany / USA Device: Kindle 4B/K~ iPad3 ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite	On occasion, I borrow a book without realizing that it's a spin off to a series that I have not yet read, or I start reading and dislike a book. In that case, I always return it right away,thinking of the other patrons on the hold list. Also, I can read a book in one weekend day, and I am thinking I am not alone. And I, too, put a book on multiple hold lists and get it from wherever it becomes available first. So far, the longest I have waited for a book was 3-4 weeks. If I desperately wanted to read it, I'd just buy it, but my TBR pile is sky high and my Kindle chock full with titles that wait to be read. __________________ They must have used multicolor LED's and finally realized it. ~ S. attempting to explain the colorful blobs on Kindle Paperwhite screens.

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01-11-2013, 03:24 AM	#16
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 1,538 Karma: 1931571 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350: 4 Silver, 2 Blue!; Kobo Glo	That still falls under lack of effort to me. You can return regular books early to your library, therefore anyone would also assume there must be a way to do it for ebooks too. Then you go to your Overdrive page or Google and find out how. It's not rocket science. It's how I found out how to return ebooks early after I finished my first borrowed book.

01-11-2013, 09:39 AM	#17
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 1,721 Karma: 1059655 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, USA Device: Sony 650	If a book had that many holds, I'd probably buy it.


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