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Haha thanks Andrew In fact I'm located in central Europe; I think you'd have it a bit easier than me as from what I can tell the Axis360 and Hoopla apps are both available in the UK. It's no replacement for direct Kindle integration but at least it gives access to the audio libraries, and Hoopla seems to have quite a lot of graphic novels (if you're into that).
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Basically, libraries buy multipacks of loans on each ebook, and then loan them out. Each loan decreases the number available, regardless of how long the loan lasts. Renewals of the loan length don't decrease the counter. So, when you return an ebook loan, you aren't really doing anything to give anybody else a better chance to check it out. If your library has more loans left, then other users can check it out. If you used up the last loan, then it doesn't matter when you return it. All that matters is when you library pays for more loans. |
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Probably depends on the library, but I would guess that you are correct. I have yet to have an ebook on hold and it become unavailable. This is for multiple libraries over the past ~10 years (in the U.S.).
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I've seen 0 copies owned.
For those on a hold list with zero copies, have you tried emailing a request? When I was a member at FLP, they were very responsive to emails. |
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Good to know for this particular library which is a new one for me; they're willing to repurchase and you're allowed enough holds that it's not a constraint. They're not independent factors; it's possible other libraries I've used are willing to repurchase, but with only a handful of holds allowed people mostly won't be willing to "waste" a hold, so they'll be no obvious demand. |
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I’m not sure if I answered this but to be honest, it’s the long wait time . I end up just buying the book because I cannot wait six weeks or whatever
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