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Originally Posted by cassidym
One of the things I've learned about borrowing eBooks, is the wait is seldom as long as the library projects it to be. I think this is because a lot of people put their name on lots of waiting lists but don't check out each book when it is available. Also, the wait is calculated by the Overdrive software to be three weeks for each person on the list but people don't always keep the book for the full three weeks.
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Originally Posted by elemenoP
Oh, my library doesn't show any wait time. I guess that's an Overdrive feature that they chose not to use? Do most people see this on their library's site?
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I'm a member at three different ebook libraries. They all show number of copies the library has, how many are available, and how many people are on the waiting list.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
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I do feel that any library that has a 21-day borrow time should make it a maximum of 14-days. I know some books are large or omnibuses. But with the wait time, lending times should not be three weeks.
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I like this idea. But also allow one extra/extension checkout for 10 days.
And since so many people seem unaware of being able to return early, at checkout and wherever possible, show a reminder message to return the book when you are done.