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Wow, thanks for the information!
I feel very fortunate to have access to Seattle's library system, it's great! One more to add to the list: Oregon Digital Library Consortium - 6003 ePUB titles, and 1043 PDF. I know there is some overlap between the two formats, but the majority of titles seem to be limited to one format or the other. |
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Seattle has a nice set-up. Many of their new titles are offered in multiple formats too. I had to adjust their numbers down considerably. For mobi users it's very good. |
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08-03-2010, 06:06 PM | #20 |
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Updated already. I was surprised how many e-books were available in some smaller cities. And yet large ones had few or no ebooks at all. Atlanta hasnt started Overdrive yet but is planned. And North Carolina evidently has severe budget problem and has relatively few on offer.
Want to add that most libraries offer non-residents a library card with annual fee. Downside is that you have to be present with acceptable ID. If you go vacation regularly to the same area you may inquire about joining if they have a large and growing collection of e-books. Some fees are modest. Last edited by Fbone; 08-03-2010 at 06:13 PM. |
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I know. One of the cities I have a library card in has only one library, but they have 1421 ebooks in Overdrive. Yet another city that I have a library card with has multiple libraries, but doesn't even have Overdrive. They have Netlibrary which is horrible.
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Yeah, my library only has 154 titles, but that is 154 more than they had last week! It'll be interesting to see how quickly they add titles. Is it common for most libraries with a decent collection to add books weekly or monthly? |
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08-03-2010, 10:09 PM | #24 |
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The Tennessee statewide system has 5,239 titles in PDF, 1,361 titles in EPUB, 6,880 audiobooks in WMA and 669 audiobooks in MP3 format. I remember barely a year ago when they first started adding EPUB books and they had around 75 or so. I had more EPUB books in my collection than they did! Obviously that statement is no longer true.
Fortunately, my local library is part of the statewide system, which is called Regional Ebook and Audiobook Download System (READS), which I thought was a rather clever name. I don't believe they accept non-resident applications, but if you live in Tennessee you might want to check if your library participates. SteveK |
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08-03-2010, 10:19 PM | #26 |
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Interesting note, if you live in anywhere in Ohio you can apply for a Columbus Metropolitan Library card. If you apply online the card is only good for online resources.
Columbus Metropolitan Library Edit: I got the card, but found out you still need to stop in at one of the branch libraries to validate the card .... kinda meh... when you live 100+ miles away. Last edited by carld; 08-10-2010 at 11:42 AM. |
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This is some excellent information. Fbone, would you mind adding it to the Wiki or if one of us added it to it? We have a page dedicated to e-book lending libraries:
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/EBook_Lending_Libraries |
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