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Originally Posted by Newfie56
He's wondering if I can return the Kindle, and I don't want to admit defeat (not sure they would even take it).
Thanks in advance for any help.
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If library borrowing is a high priority, I think the most practical approach is to admit defeat, return the Kindle, and buy just about anything else. Where library lending is concerned, the rule as of now (unfortunately) is Anything But Kindle. There is not a thing wrong with the Kindle itself - it is just not compatible with the system used by most libraries at present.
Go here:
http://www.overdrive.com/resources/drc/ and select "show devices the support EPUB titles". This will show you the ereader choices you have, and your library web site (or the librarians themselves) can help you understand how the process of checking things out electronically works.
The idea of checking out library books was not at the top of my list when I was deciding which ereader to buy, as I honestly didn't know how well it would work or how useful it would be, but it didn't take me long to warm to the idea. I've probably managed to read at least a book a month that way, sometimes more, and the ones I choose are usually things I wouldn't necessarily buy. I love using an ereader, period, but being able to borrow from the library is a nice extra.
On the other hand, Amazon has good prices and plenty of freebies are there and elsewhere to be found, so you could just go with what you've got, and not worry about the library. Reading this way is a lot of fun, as you might guess from all the people hanging around on this forum!