Dude!! This is what it's about!

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Gotta agree here........the op is commenting on being able to download books from the library, not recommending any particular one

If you are basing this on the first post, then we could have most posts on MR in here. I do think that this is not what this section was for. I believe that the commentary is commentary on something that is newsworthy.

[acidzebra]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If you are basing this on the first post, then we could have most posts on MR in here. I do think that this is not what this section was for. I believe that the commentary is commentary on something that is newsworthy.

Jon, the thread is not called "commentary on news", it is called "news and commentary". You are disrupting the thread.

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If you are basing this on the first post, then we could have most posts on MR in here. I do think that this is not what this section was for. I believe that the commentary is commentary on something that is newsworthy.

I understand what you are saying now.

But Jon, is it really so important? The sheer joy the op managed to convey is worth the slight error.

[JSWolf]

I have The Lost Symbol on reserve from my local library. Just need to read the other two books first.

And congrats to the OP for being #1 on The Lost Symbol library download at his local library.

[Ea]

Originally Posted by mikaelalind

When you consider that all e-books are converted by Elib, and a majority of e-books are in swedish, written by swedish authors. It is unlikely that the libraries will get e-books in english. Which is a shame.

I would expect a library to spend most money on native language books, and only have smaller selections of books in other languages - after all (I assume) most of its user base will prefer native language books. It's like that with p-books - why should it be different for e-books?

Originally Posted by Slite

That is very true. But I still wish it would be possible to have Swedish libraries offer e-books written in the original language as well.

Though I do enjoy a lot of the swedish books that is offered. I've borrowed and read all of John Ajvide Lindqvists, Stieg Larssons and Mons Kalletofts books for instance.
....

But e-books cost money as well. I wouldn't mind more English books myself, since there's hardly any new books in Danish published as e-books yet, but as far as I understand it, the main purpose of a library is to give the public access to a very wide variety of books, especially in the native language.

I think I'm also able to lend books via Elib through my library. I assume they have made an agreement. I found teh link on the libraries web site a while ago, but none of teh librarians I've asked about knew anything And then the link was removed but I can still log in - but the selection is so small that, well....

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If you are basing this on the first post, then we could have most posts on MR in here. I do think that this is not what this section was for. I believe that the commentary is commentary on something that is newsworthy.

Let's stay on topic please.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by acidzebra

Jon, the thread is not called "commentary on news", it is called "news and commentary". You are disrupting the thread.

As usual.

[kennyc]

And, here is the headline today regarding the library from which I checked them out.

http://www.9news.com/news/article.as...3374&catid=339

[joobies]

Oh, MY! I followed your lead and finally figured out how to register our 505 to check out ebooks.... we are 20 of 20 on holds for the Dan Brown book. I love this!!

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by joobies

Oh, MY! I followed your lead and finally figured out how to register our 505 to check out ebooks.... we are 20 of 20 on holds for the Dan Brown book. I love this!!

Wonderful!!

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Nvidiot

Actually, the library in The Hague (www.bibliotheekdenhaag.nl) does offer eBooks (Adobe Digital Editions format) via NetLibrary.com. Unfortunately their selection is rather limited, they only have about 300 titles in there, all of them Dutch as far as I could see.

Their support is excellent, I e-mailed them because it didn't work correctly when I created an account, and I received a response within a few minutes that it was broken, and another one a day later to tell me it was working again. I should contact them again to ask for an English collection, since I do 99% of my reading in English anyway.

Not in our neck of the wood... I did find out all libraries are region based. And you must go to physical library to create an account (I've seen that Netlibrary before...). And it's about 300km to The Hague from here...

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Slite

Though I do enjoy a lot of the swedish books that is offered. I've borrowed and read all of John Ajvide Lindqvists, Stieg Larssons and Mons Kalletofts books for instance.

I wish a few well-known Swedish writers were available online in either Dutch or English!

Astrid Lindgren and Selma Lagerlöf were two of my most favourite writers when I was young.

(already found Nils Holgersson)

[Sydney's Mom]

Originally Posted by kennyc

I just DIGITALLY checked out Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" and E.L. Doctorow's "Homer and Langley" from my local library.





I'll be:

Kenny, I share your enthusiasm for digital collections at public libraries. When I first found this site, and learned how to get those materials on my kindle, I was absolutely thrilled!

I wouldn't worry too much about the budget cuts - I'm in Chicago, and while they did get rid of someone in the ebook section, this month (one month later) there are more new ebooks than ever. I check them out at work, and then download them to my computer at home. The only thing I miss is riding my bike to the local library - but they don't even have ebooks! I found Chicago Public Library by looking for reciprocal libraries. It was a little round about, but I would encourage everyone who is not in a big city or whose local library does not carry ebooks, to check out whether it is in such a reciprocal program. I have to pay $3 for a library card at my local library (plus the property taxes), but my CPL card is free. And that is all I use now!

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

Kenny, I share your enthusiasm for digital collections at public libraries. When I first found this site, and learned how to get those materials on my kindle, I was absolutely thrilled!

I wouldn't worry too much about the budget cuts - I'm in Chicago, and while they did get rid of someone in the ebook section, this month (one month later) there are more new ebooks than ever. I check them out at work, and then download them to my computer at home. The only thing I miss is riding my bike to the local library - but they don't even have ebooks! I found Chicago Public Library by looking for reciprocal libraries. It was a little round about, but I would encourage everyone who is not in a big city or whose local library does not carry ebooks, to check out whether it is in such a reciprocal program. I have to pay $3 for a library card at my local library (plus the property taxes), but my CPL card is free. And that is all I use now!

I've always loved libraries!

Thanks for the encouraging words wrt budgets.....it's tough everywhere.

[Ea]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

...
Astrid Lindgren and Selma Lagerlöf were two of my most favourite writers when I was young.

(already found Nils Holgersson)

In my first years as a reader, Astrid Lindgren was almost all I read. Not Selma Lagerlöf though, but then I've never thought of her as a children's author. I have the feeling I sort of ought to have read "Nils Holgerson's journey" - it's one my parent's generation know very well, but it's not especially considered a children's book here. Sweetpea, where did you find it?