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FizzyWater · 10-28-2011, 07:22 PM

I can log in to 5 different Overdrive libraries.

At two of them, there's been a slight increase in book buying and so far, the waits have been consistent with 'before'.

At one of them, there's been a huge increase in book buying and the waits have increased.

At one of them, there's an increase in the number of books bought for each title (so they seem to be buying the same number of unique books, but more copies of them), and wait times have decreased pretty significantly.

And the last one - CLEVNET - has always bought lots and had "comfortable" wait times. And it's the only one that seems to have an unlimited wait list. So I can sign up for lots of books with various wait times - for the ones I KNOW I want to read - and I can experiment with what's available now for what I'm willing to try out.

10-28-2011, 07:22 PM	#11
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I can log in to 5 different Overdrive libraries. At two of them, there's been a slight increase in book buying and so far, the waits have been consistent with 'before'. At one of them, there's been a huge increase in book buying and the waits have increased. At one of them, there's an increase in the number of books bought for each title (so they seem to be buying the same number of unique books, but more copies of them), and wait times have decreased pretty significantly. And the last one - CLEVNET - has always bought lots and had "comfortable" wait times. And it's the only one that seems to have an unlimited wait list. So I can sign up for lots of books with various wait times - for the ones I KNOW I want to read - and I can experiment with what's available now for what I'm willing to try out.