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Originally Posted by khalleron
Or more, how it's changed them back. . .
I don't own a Kindle, I'm on my 2nd Sony, so I've been borrowing ebooks from my public library for about a year and half. Waiting lists were once short or non-existent. I could pretty much get any book I wanted immediately or within a week.
My library is part of a statewide consortium, so when Kindle lending came in, usage shot through the roof (all those Kindle owners in Portland are messing in my playground!) There's a waiting list for EVERYTHING! And I'm only allowed six holds.
Well, not really everything - which is how things have changed. If I want to check out something NOW, I have to go to the 'available ebooks' tab and browse. Which is what I used to do when I read pbooks - spend hours browsing the stacks, finding things that looked interesting that I would not have found otherwise.
So right now I'm reading a novel about the Whiskey Rebellion that I would not have found by searching, because I would not have looked for it.
I only wish I could browse by genre.
Lemonade, anyone?
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Yep, that's what I was afraid of. I've been affected by it a bit, but mostly I was having to put holds on things even before the big K invasion!