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KarenH · 01-09-2011, 11:10 AM

The first thing I would recommend is to check to see if your library has a reciprocal lending agreement with any other libraries in the area. A lot of them do, and you may find one that has a better selection.

Unfortunately though, it looks like there just aren't many books out there in the Sci Fi category - I checked the Seattle Public Library, which has over 10,000 epub titles, and even they only have 255 Sci Fi titles.

As for availability, wait times do tend to be long sometimes so the library is not the best option for books you want to read RIGHT NOW, but for titles that just look interesting and you think you might want to read them sometime, you can put them on hold and the library will email you when they become available. There is also a wish list option where you can keep track of books they have that you may want to check out at some later date.

The libraries' collections are definitely limited and the system isn't perfect, but it's a start, and getting better all the time! Good luck!

01-09-2011, 11:10 AM	#3
KarenH Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 37762 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NW Washington State, USA Device: K3	The first thing I would recommend is to check to see if your library has a reciprocal lending agreement with any other libraries in the area. A lot of them do, and you may find one that has a better selection. Unfortunately though, it looks like there just aren't many books out there in the Sci Fi category - I checked the Seattle Public Library, which has over 10,000 epub titles, and even they only have 255 Sci Fi titles. As for availability, wait times do tend to be long sometimes so the library is not the best option for books you want to read RIGHT NOW, but for titles that just look interesting and you think you might want to read them sometime, you can put them on hold and the library will email you when they become available. There is also a wish list option where you can keep track of books they have that you may want to check out at some later date. The libraries' collections are definitely limited and the system isn't perfect, but it's a start, and getting better all the time! Good luck! Last edited by KarenH; 01-09-2011 at 11:13 AM.