NYPL for non US people

AndiR · 09-27-2008, 01:32 PM

Hi All,

I was wondering if anybody that is non united states based had joined NYPL with a view of downloading ebooks?

If so how did you do it?

They seem to have a pretty big epub collection :-)

Thanks, AndiR

zelda_pinwheel · 09-27-2008, 03:19 PM

that is an excellent question, i'd be interested in the answer too.

bbusybookworm · 09-27-2008, 04:12 PM

Me Too, And it does bring to the mind the question of whether its even possible?

we know that they allow non NY residents to pay a fee ($100) and register, but is it US residents only, or is it available to anyone anywhere in the world.

My Suspicion is thats its going be US only, like a lot of Media stuff.

vivaldirules · 09-27-2008, 04:31 PM

I suggest that someone just try it and report back. I went to the Washington, D.C. public library collection which stated that there was a fee for nonresidents to check out books. But when I went through the process, I was never asked to pay anything and now have borrowing privileges there and an Adobe DE PDF on my Sony Reader. So what would happen if someone outside the U.S. did that? I don't know.

bbusybookworm · 09-27-2008, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I suggest that someone just try it and report back. I went to the Washington, D.C. public library collection which stated that there was a fee for nonresidents to check out books. But when I went through the process, I was never asked to pay anything and now have borrowing privileges there and an Adobe DE PDF on my Sony Reader. So what would happen if someone outside the U.S. did that? I don't know.

I checked it out, and they did say that hey require some proof of ID and address, so while it may work for residents of other states in the US, it does't look like it will work for non residents.

I'm really curious as I have a sister in NJ, but unfortunately it appears that no library in her area offers e-books, so I was looking at out of state options.

DDHarriman · 09-27-2008, 06:25 PM

Hi

Maybe here you can find an answer: http://search.overdrive.com

Best regards,

bbusybookworm · 09-27-2008, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDHarriman

Hi

Maybe here you can find an answer: http://search.overdrive.com

Best regards,

I did and while there is one in the Cherry Tree Area & in Burlington, She Live in Edison, and the local library's don't support e-books, as far as I've been able to see. (They do audio books, but no iPod Support)

Also The choice of the books she reads (Addicted to Romance novels) are pretty limited in both those library's e-book collections.

dordale · 09-27-2008, 09:17 PM

Regarding the NYPL...just e-mail them and ask. I'm a US resident, but not from New York. Before I joined NYPL, I e-mailed them with a few questions. They were very helpful and got back to me quickly.

Then I mailed them a check for $100 and a copy of my driver's license. I got my NYPL card back in the mail in about a week and a half.

dordale

09-27-2008, 01:32 PM	#1
AndiR Rather interested Posts: 104 Karma: 677 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maidenhead Device: Kindle, Sony Ereader, Ipad & iPhone	NYPL for non US people Hi All, I was wondering if anybody that is non united states based had joined NYPL with a view of downloading ebooks? If so how did you do it? They seem to have a pretty big epub collection :-) Thanks, AndiR

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