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Originally Posted by EndlessWaves
My local library prevents reservations of books they've newly acquired as they tend to be in demand. It may be the same situation here, the intention is to prevent a popular book being held in limbo with nobody reading it.
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I don't think this can be the case. E-reservations automatically expire in a few days if you don't check out the book and are seamlessly offered to the next person in line. Ebooks are way different than pbooks -- you just have to see the email and go to the online library to check out your book. For pbooks I can see the books in limbo for much longer because people have to actually go to the library to get the book, which is a lot more effort than just checking your email and clicking a link.
I know I've let pbook reservations expire without picking up the book and almost never let my ebook reservations expire. The only time they ever expire is when I'm on vacation and not checking email regularly.