Calibre still take out the loan term of ebook?

larfran · 07-23-2018, 08:37 PM

Hi, I just changed my Mac computer to a newer one and I have a question about the new generation Caliber behavior. With the old one (2.85.1), when I added books from a library (with a 3 week deadline for borrowing), Caliber took out the loan term, allowing me to read later. The new version does not seem to be able to do it, I have an error message. Can you confirm that this is the case? Or is it me who does not do the right thing? Thank you for your reply.

theducks · 07-23-2018, 08:58 PM

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stumped · 07-24-2018, 12:40 PM

21 days is plenty unless you are a VERY slow reader.
and you can renew the loan(s) for another 21 days as often as you like, unless there is a queue of other readers waiting for the book
also, the clock does not start until you actually download the book from the library.
i think, with overdrive, you can enable check this out automatically when available, for books you have on hold, but still the 21 days will not start until you complete checkout and place a licenced copy onto a licenced device

larfran · 07-28-2018, 10:46 AM

Sorry. I am a really slow reader. Some books are in a queue and I do not want to have to read the end of my book several months later or block the queue.
Sorry for the appearance of defying the rules.
I found the plugins doing it. Problem fixed.

JSWolf · 07-28-2018, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stumped

21 days is plenty unless you are a VERY slow reader.
and you can renew the loan(s) for another 21 days as often as you like, unless there is a queue of other readers waiting for the book
also, the clock does not start until you actually download the book from the library.
i think, with overdrive, you can enable check this out automatically when available, for books you have on hold, but still the 21 days will not start until you complete checkout and place a licenced copy onto a licenced device

Not all libraries have a 3-week loan. Some only go up to 2-weeks.

07-23-2018, 08:37 PM	#1
larfran Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: Kobo	Calibre still take out the loan term of ebook? Hi, I just changed my Mac computer to a newer one and I have a question about the new generation Caliber behavior. With the old one (2.85.1), when I added books from a library (with a 3 week deadline for borrowing), Caliber took out the loan term, allowing me to read later. The new version does not seem to be able to do it, I have an error message. Can you confirm that this is the case? Or is it me who does not do the right thing? Thank you for your reply.

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stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	21 days is plenty unless you are a VERY slow reader. and you can renew the loan(s) for another 21 days as often as you like, unless there is a queue of other readers waiting for the book also, the clock does not start until you actually download the book from the library. i think, with overdrive, you can enable check this out automatically when available, for books you have on hold, but still the 21 days will not start until you complete checkout and place a licenced copy onto a licenced device

07-28-2018, 10:46 AM	#4
larfran Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: Kobo	Sorry. I am a really slow reader. Some books are in a queue and I do not want to have to read the end of my book several months later or block the queue. Sorry for the appearance of defying the rules. I found the plugins doing it. Problem fixed.

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