Thread: Overdrive library search - why does this happen?
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Old 07-12-2020, 07:24 AM   #5
John F
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Originally Posted by 4691mls View Post
I like to use Advanced Search to search for new books. I usually do this several times a week. I search for all ebooks added in the last 7 days. I sort by date added so the newest ones will be listed first. Once they come up, I look through all of them until I reach the books I saw on my previous search. I do this because 1) I will see if the library has added any books from authors I know I like; and 2) sometimes I come across an interesting-looking book that I might not have known about.

But I also occasionally search for an author I've read before in order to see if there's anything I haven't already read. And sometimes when I do this I will discover their most recent book has appeared, even though I never saw it while doing my new books search.

Am I doing something wrong in my new books search that causes me to miss some books? or is this an Overdrive issue that not all new books get found?
I have very similar browsing habits to yours, and I think I see this behavior sometimes. I'll request an ebook through email to my library and they will add it, but it won't show up in the search (leaving the search field blank) when I sort by date last added in seven days. If I do search for the ebook title, it will show up. And this is for my local library, which doesn't add a lot of ebooks, so it would be tough to miss it.
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