Librize

Kumabjorn · 01-18-2014, 11:09 PM

Has anyone here tried this site?
www.librize.com ?

HarryT · 01-19-2014, 09:50 AM

No. It seems to be all in (?) Japanese.

Kumabjorn · 01-19-2014, 10:48 AM

I believe it is a Japanese e-book library, but I don't have a Facebook account. Obviously you can access it from outside Japan and that bodes well.

latepaul · 01-19-2014, 01:24 PM

Are you sure it's ebooks? This page makes it look like a way to join multiple libraries with a single online account - and automatic Facebook logging (ugh!). The example seems to be a physical book. Though I suppose if the participating libraries offer ebooks then maybe they'll be part of this scheme too?

Actually the more I look at it, the more it looks like it might be a way for people with collections of books to set themselves up as a "library" and offering those books for lending through this site.

Needs someone who doesn't rely on Google translate to look at it though.

Kumabjorn · 01-19-2014, 08:25 PM

I found it offered by an IT Café. The offering was that you could borrow books, but since I don't have a Facebook account (and I'm not about to get one either) I couldn't get into it. It is a bit surprising that they require a FB account since the largest social network in Japan is Mixi rather than FB. Being an IT Café I assumed the books were electronic (come to think of it I belive it said something about e-books), hand in an ID card and they let you borrow iPads to read on.

01-18-2014, 11:09 PM	#1
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Librize Has anyone here tried this site? www.librize.com ?

01-19-2014, 09:50 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No. It seems to be all in (?) Japanese.

01-19-2014, 10:48 AM	#3
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	I believe it is a Japanese e-book library, but I don't have a Facebook account. Obviously you can access it from outside Japan and that bodes well.

01-19-2014, 01:24 PM	#4
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,270 Karma: 10468300 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	Are you sure it's ebooks? This page makes it look like a way to join multiple libraries with a single online account - and automatic Facebook logging (ugh!). The example seems to be a physical book. Though I suppose if the participating libraries offer ebooks then maybe they'll be part of this scheme too? Actually the more I look at it, the more it looks like it might be a way for people with collections of books to set themselves up as a "library" and offering those books for lending through this site. Needs someone who doesn't rely on Google translate to look at it though.

01-19-2014, 08:25 PM	#5
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	I found it offered by an IT Café. The offering was that you could borrow books, but since I don't have a Facebook account (and I'm not about to get one either) I couldn't get into it. It is a bit surprising that they require a FB account since the largest social network in Japan is Mixi rather than FB. Being an IT Café I assumed the books were electronic (come to think of it I belive it said something about e-books), hand in an ID card and they let you borrow iPads to read on.

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