Thread: Overdrive book renewal question
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Old 08-25-2016, 07:35 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by 4691mls View Post
I just tried Renew for the first time. My book was set to expire this morning. Last night I clicked Renew. This put the book on my hold list, with me as "next in line". I had it set to the auto checkout option.

This morning after the original expired, it took a few minutes, but the new checkout book did eventually automatically happen.

My understanding is that "Renew" is for when nobody else has the book on hold; you are next in line after your original checkout of the book expires. "Request again" is offered when other people already have the book on hold, and you will be put into the hold queue.

Google turned up this brief explanation from an Overdrive library:
http://library.austintexas.libanswers.com/faq/14100
Thanks - good to know. Sounds like once I renewed I could have just let it expire without returning early, and I would still have gotten it regardless of possible other new holds...
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