Kindle and Library books - Page 2

tarataqa · 05-12-2011, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Book-Lover

What makes you think that you're the only one who wants those books? I assure you, you aren't.
Every ebook license that a library gets has to be paid for. One borrower at a time per license and the price per license is pretty steep. Plus some licenses run out after a set number of uses, and have to be repurchased.
Libraries, like all other public entities, are strapped for funds. I'm sure they would accept a donation if you'd care to make one.

My guess is that you don't know what you are talking about.

LOL, thanks for your reply. I was simply saying that everyone is very gung-ho about getting an ereader that does library books for free books to read.

When I looked at the 2 libraries on Overdrive in my area, the selection was lousy and the available books were even worse.

How much are the licenses? You would think public libraries would get a discount since they are not Amazon/B&N, but I guess Overdrive and authors wanna get paid too.

My advice was (and still is) go look up your local library on Overdrive before you get all excited about any ereader that allows library books. YMMV

Sorilla · 05-12-2011, 07:29 PM

My library has such a LOOOONG waiting lists for e-books! ;(

pidgeon92 · 05-12-2011, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sorilla

My library has such a LOOOONG waiting lists for e-books! ;(

Most of them do. Mine has also had very long waitlists for regular books as well. Patience is a virtue.

I have 59 ebooks on my wishlist at the Chicago Public Library, so I can say that they have plenty that I am interested in.

AnemicOak · 05-12-2011, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tarataqa

How much are the licenses? You would think public libraries would get a discount since they are not Amazon/B&N, but I guess Overdrive and authors wanna get paid too.

What I've heard from librarians is they pay retail or more for every book.

JSWolf · 05-12-2011, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Blog Kindle

I wouldn't hold my breath for it. There are very few books of interest that can be found on overdrive.com. For amazon isn't just a feature checkbox move.

My guess is that it will take a while for this to work in Canada

There are a lot of good eBooks available from Overdrive via libraries. I'm sorry you don't like books.

odiakkoh · 05-12-2011, 10:15 PM

Interesting. The waiting lists at my library aren't that bad. I currently have 3 books in my possession (Choke by Chuck Palahniuk, The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown and The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell) and the longest I waited was a week. Sure the NY best seller books are much longer (I'm #65 for The Confession by John Grisham) but since I was #81 3 weeks ago, I'd say it's going fast enough (they have 3 copies).

abookreader · 05-13-2011, 09:48 AM

If there were no titles of interest on Overdrive then there wouldn't be waiting lists of 80-some people.

I've found our library staff more than receptive to suggestions on good books and authors to add. They also make a real effort to divide the purchases up every month between various genres and age groups ... a certain number of kid books, a certain number of Young Adult, some Romance, some Sci Fi, some non-Fiction ...

However, they're fighting publisher availability left and right. MacMillan says no, Harper Collins wants to limit it to 26 check-outs etc etc. It makes their job tough.

treadlightly · 05-13-2011, 10:07 AM

If you don't like the ebooks your library has, you could check other libraries for the cost of obtaining a card. For instance, the Ottawa Public Library has a very good selection of ebooks and a membership can be purchased for $50/yr for non-residents. Other libraries may have a lower fee, which should be weighed against wait times.

CRussel · 05-13-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by abookreader

If there were no titles of interest on Overdrive then there wouldn't be waiting lists of 80-some people.

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However, they're fighting publisher availability left and right. MacMillan says no, Harper Collins wants to limit it to 26 check-outs etc etc. It makes their job tough.

Agreed. The problems of availability comes back to the limits of budget and the limits of certain publishers. Budget is something that we all live with, except for a very few, and I find they are doing their level best to balance that across genres and age groups. But the publishers' behaviour is just plain annoying. And will only hurt their sales and profits in the long run. (And, I suspect even in the short run.) I now make book buying decisions based, in part, on who the publisher is, and what their eBook attitude is. I used to make those decisions solely based on who the author was.

Poodlemom1 · 05-13-2011, 11:08 AM

My local library has a great selection. I put Chasing Fire on hold last Thursday (I was #25). Today I am #11. It usually doesn't take more than a couple of weeks for the book to be available. I am really looking forward to using my Kindle for library books.

05-12-2011, 10:15 PM	#21
odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	Interesting. The waiting lists at my library aren't that bad. I currently have 3 books in my possession (Choke by Chuck Palahniuk, The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown and The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell) and the longest I waited was a week. Sure the NY best seller books are much longer (I'm #65 for The Confession by John Grisham) but since I was #81 3 weeks ago, I'd say it's going fast enough (they have 3 copies). Last edited by odiakkoh; 05-12-2011 at 10:18 PM.

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Sorilla Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle, iPad, iPod, Android phone	My library has such a LOOOONG waiting lists for e-books! ;(

05-13-2011, 09:48 AM	#22
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	If there were no titles of interest on Overdrive then there wouldn't be waiting lists of 80-some people. I've found our library staff more than receptive to suggestions on good books and authors to add. They also make a real effort to divide the purchases up every month between various genres and age groups ... a certain number of kid books, a certain number of Young Adult, some Romance, some Sci Fi, some non-Fiction ... However, they're fighting publisher availability left and right. MacMillan says no, Harper Collins wants to limit it to 26 check-outs etc etc. It makes their job tough.

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treadlightly Wizard Posts: 1,370 Karma: 6957792 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo H2O	If you don't like the ebooks your library has, you could check other libraries for the cost of obtaining a card. For instance, the Ottawa Public Library has a very good selection of ebooks and a membership can be purchased for $50/yr for non-residents. Other libraries may have a lower fee, which should be weighed against wait times.

05-13-2011, 11:08 AM	#25
Poodlemom1 Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 1028568 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: OK Device: Voyage, Oasis, Glow HD, Fire HD6, iPad Air 2, Mini 2	My local library has a great selection. I put Chasing Fire on hold last Thursday (I was #25). Today I am #11. It usually doesn't take more than a couple of weeks for the book to be available. I am really looking forward to using my Kindle for library books.

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