Percentage of readers using Adobe Digital Editions? - Page 2

DaleDe · 07-02-2013, 03:39 PM

You don't say where you live but your local county taxes pay for the library which is why there are multiple ones and you library card will let you checkout eBooks as well as regular books if your library supports eBooks and most do. We have a wiki page showing all the libraries in the US that we have found so far that have library eBooks. You should check and see if there is one near you. Sometimes there is also a state library that you can use as well. Again without knowing where you live I can't help you further.

Dale

Zora · 07-02-2013, 03:46 PM

I live in Honolulu. The state library system contracts with Overdrive for ebooks. The selection is limited, and popular books often have long waitlists. Even the paper selection is limited. The library charges $20 for an inter-library loan.

It would cost $60 a year to have access to the university library, where I would only have access to deadtree books ... and I would have to drive onto campus, park, and walk long distances (which I cannot do, as I'm crippled).

I live in a book desert

Ebooks have been my salvation.

theducks · 07-02-2013, 05:38 PM

Zora
Long wait lists are the rule for popular Dead Tree books in many Library systems. They can afford to buy only so many Books (or copies).
Do they by 10 copies of a hot title or 10 different titles? The budget is for 10

Zora · 07-02-2013, 05:42 PM

If libraries could pay for ebooks per download, hundreds of people could be reading the book simultaneously. Publishers and libraries need to work this out.

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07-02-2013, 03:39 PM	#16
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	You don't say where you live but your local county taxes pay for the library which is why there are multiple ones and you library card will let you checkout eBooks as well as regular books if your library supports eBooks and most do. We have a wiki page showing all the libraries in the US that we have found so far that have library eBooks. You should check and see if there is one near you. Sometimes there is also a state library that you can use as well. Again without knowing where you live I can't help you further. Dale

07-02-2013, 03:46 PM	#17
Zora Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Honolulu Device: iPod Touch, Nexus tablet	I live in Honolulu. The state library system contracts with Overdrive for ebooks. The selection is limited, and popular books often have long waitlists. Even the paper selection is limited. The library charges $20 for an inter-library loan. It would cost $60 a year to have access to the university library, where I would only have access to deadtree books ... and I would have to drive onto campus, park, and walk long distances (which I cannot do, as I'm crippled). I live in a book desert Ebooks have been my salvation.

07-02-2013, 05:38 PM	#18
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,798 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Zora Long wait lists are the rule for popular Dead Tree books in many Library systems. They can afford to buy only so many Books (or copies). Do they by 10 copies of a hot title or 10 different titles? The budget is for 10

07-02-2013, 05:42 PM	#19
Zora Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Honolulu Device: iPod Touch, Nexus tablet	If libraries could pay for ebooks per download, hundreds of people could be reading the book simultaneously. Publishers and libraries need to work this out.