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Old 11-02-2016, 08:24 PM   #108
FizzyWater
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Originally Posted by 4691mls View Post
I find the hold queue information on the new site confusing.

On the current/old Overdrive site, one of my books on hold says "1 person ahead of you".

On the new site, for the same book, it says I am "#29 on 8 copies". That makes it sound like I would be waiting a while.

When I click the "?" button, it says the following:

There are (at most) 2 people ahead of you in line.
Total holds: 32
Your holds position: #29 on 8 copies
Personally, I prefer this way. I think it was misleading when it only said "at most 2 people ahead of you in line". I think they were trying to say that you shouldn't have to wait longer than the amount of time in your libraries holds (e.g., if they allow 21 days, then being 3rd in line means you should be able to get the book no later than about 2 months from now).

Regardless that the wait *time* doesn't change, I'd rather watch the book count decrease (28, 27, 26, 25, etc.). I found it frustrating to log in and seeing the number not change day after day after day.
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