How long are the eBook waiting lists at your library?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Fbone

This is what I would prefer over an outright ban. Hopefully Overdrive will provide a reason why these two publishers arent cooperative.

Stephen King, Janet Evanovich, Sandra Brown and Mary Higgins Clark books arent available.

Actually, Stephen King books are available in ePub from the library. Janet's books published by Harpercollins are available. But the ones from SS& are not.

[texasnightowl]

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo....55 patrons waiting....18 copies
2. Dead Until Dark, Sookie Stackhouse #1...21 patrons waiting...9 copies
3. The Girl Who Played with Fire...28 patrons waiting...8 copies
4. Sh*t My Dad Says...21 patrons waiting...9 copies
5. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest...23 patrons waiting...8 copies
6. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang...23 waiting...7 copies
7. Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer...23...8
8. Private by James Patterson...21...7

My library starts with 5 copies but obviously increases their copies based on demand.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Actually, Stephen King books are available in ePub from the library.

Those by Penguin but not Simon & Schuster. King uses multiple publishers even for the reprints. I dont believe his Dark Tower series is available.

I dont read his books so I havent done a complete check but I've heard from others that were disappointed.

[bookwerm]

Originally Posted by daffy4u

I also read current fiction best sellers. Some books I could not find via my local branch site (the latest Sookie Stackhouse book). One author I looked for (MaryJanice Davidson) did not show up at all. Maybe it's just my branch, so I'll check others to see if I have better luck.

I've only been able to access NetLibrary which wasn't any better. If I'm looking in the wrong place, please let me know. I still have an L.A. Public Library Card even though I don't technically live in any of the incorporated cities anymore.

Thanks for the info.

LA County Library definitely has Dead In the Family, the latest Sookie Stackhouse novel. Their site is http://overdrive.colapublib.org/ - check it out and do a search for the title, and it pops up first (waiting list is 4 ppl, 2 copies).

LA Public Library converted from netlibrary to Overdrive at the end of June. Here's their site: http://e-media.lapl.org/ The also have Dead In the Family (waiting list is 16 ppl, 1 copy).

[bookwerm]

And, to stay on topic, here's a look at waiting lists at LA County Library:

(title, waiting list, copies)

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, 58, 8
2. Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse #1), 7, 4
3. The Girl Who Played with Fire, 34, 5
4. Sh*t My Dad Says, 10, 2
5. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, 25, 5
6. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, 8 ,1
7. Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer - not available
8. Private by James Patterson, 8, 2

Overall, I'd say not too unreasonable of waiting lists, unless maybe you're trying to read one of the Larsson novels...

[speakingtohe]

BC libraries are all lumped together on ebooks so they serve several million, but the wait times haven't seemed too bad for me.
I have two library cards and could get more if necesssary.
If I want a book I just wait, and I search the available ones and usually find a couple to download immediately.
Certainly can't complain about the price

[lisajjb]

Originally Posted by dixieknits

With my ADE and Overdrive from my library, I can return it on my computer and ADE will call it expired, but it does NOT change the library's counter that says it's mine for x more days. It is not really returned, just removed from my library.

Same here. I asked earlier in this thread how to return an ebook because I couldn't see how to do it. I even called my library and they said no, it cannot be returned early. So given my check-out period is 21 days plus they give you 3 days to download it before it goes to the next person, its almost a month to get through one person on the waiting list.

[daffy4u]

Originally Posted by bookwerm

LA County Library definitely has Dead In the Family, the latest Sookie Stackhouse novel. Their site is http://overdrive.colapublib.org/ - check it out and do a search for the title, and it pops up first (waiting list is 4 ppl, 2 copies).

LA Public Library converted from netlibrary to Overdrive at the end of June. Here's their site: http://e-media.lapl.org/ The also have Dead In the Family (waiting list is 16 ppl, 1 copy).

Thank you bookwerm! I don't know why I couldn't find the Sookie book when I searched but it is indeed there. Karma to ya!

Also thank you for the new link for the LAPL. I don't have a PIN for my library card, so I'll make a trip to one of the branches near me to see if I can get one.

BTW, L.A. County emailed me this morning and they are working out the logistics of me making an ebook donation. One key player is out on vacation this week, so I won't know until next week.

[SeaBookGuy]

Here are the Seattle numbers for those books:

waiting list/copies

Fiction:
1. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (53/10)
2. TOUGH CUSTOMER, by Sandra Brown, not available
3. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett EPUB = (21/5) PDF = (5/2)
4. STAR ISLAND, by Carl Hiaasen (4 copies, 0 avail now, 0 waiting)
5. VEIL OF NIGHT, by Linda Howard (2/1)

Non-Fiction:
1. _____ MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern (8/3)
2. THE OBAMA DIARIES, by Laura Ingraham, not available
3. THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis, not available
4. EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, by S. C. Gwynne, not available
5. CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler (7/4)

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (49/10)
2. Dead Until Dark, Sookie Stackhouse #1 (3/4)


I am very new to e-books, but the other day I managed to grab one of the two e-copies of The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir (the other copy is still unclaimed) … meanwhile there are 75 holds on 12 paper copies!

[batgirl]

Here are the stats for my library

For the books available, holds to copies ratio matches the 5 to 1 ratio we use at my home library for pbooks.

(title, waiting list, copies)
Fiction:
1. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, 4, 3
2. TOUGH CUSTOMER, not available
3. THE HELP, 15, 3
4. STAR ISLAND, not available
5. VEIL OF NIGHT, not available

Non-Fiction:
1. _____ MY DAD SAYS, 4, 1
2. THE OBAMA DIARIES, not available
3. THE BIG SHORT, not available
4. EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, not available
5. CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, 8, 2

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Those by Penguin but not Simon & Schuster. King uses multiple publishers even for the reprints. I dont believe his Dark Tower series is available.

I dont read his books so I havent done a complete check but I've heard from others that were disappointed.

This is true. His S&S published books are not available at the library via Overdrive.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by lisajjb

Same here. I asked earlier in this thread how to return an ebook because I couldn't see how to do it. I even called my library and they said no, it cannot be returned early. So given my check-out period is 21 days plus they give you 3 days to download it before it goes to the next person, its almost a month to get through one person on the waiting list.

Your library is wrong. You can return ePub and PDF. in ADE, go to the library view and select the book you want to return. Select the little arrow to the upper left of the cover thumbnail and select "return borrowed item". That's it, done and returned.

[Sydney's Mom]

Chicago Public Library:

Fiction:
1. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson, 12 copies, 52nd on list

3. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett, 6 copies, 31st (but while looking this up, I saw the mobi version was available, and I snagged it. Thanks!)
4. STAR ISLAND, by Carl Hiaasen, there is no one on the wait list, 1 copy
5. VEIL OF NIGHT, by Linda Howard, audio only

Non-Fiction:
1. _____ MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern, 12 copies, 58 on waiting list
5. CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler, 10 copies, 49 on waiting list


Since you cannot return mobi books early, I set the default period for those to 7 days. Any book can be checked out for 21 days. You get 5 days to download the book. I definately don't use the library for a book I have to read NOW (although I did snag Sh*t My Dad Says last month, after the first person only kept it out for a week). But I put everything I don't put on my hold list on my wish list, and I check it daily. I try to put only relatively new books on my hold list, and wait for the older books to get less popular (But is Atlas Shrugged ever going to be available?)

Luckily, I have never been at a loss for something to read. I consider the library a great source for things I want to read some day, but not most things I want to read now. I don't know why, but it appears the CPL is ordering fewer and fewer ebooks every month. I don't know if it is because they are more expensive, or if their pbook ordering is also down. That is a shame, because in a recession, libraries are even more important.

[dcptcons4evr]

loved girl with the dragon tattoo

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

This is true. His S&S published books are not available at the library via Overdrive.

Overdrive hasnt responded to my email. I'll give them a few more days and try a different email address.