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Old 03-28-2011, 02:21 PM   #1
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Fee increase at Free Library of Philadelphia
The fee charged for a non-resident card has just recently been raised to $35 per year.

With very long wait lists.
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Old 03-28-2011, 02:44 PM   #2
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That's too bad about the fee, but I get a lot of value from FLP, so I won't begrudge it when I have to re-up next year. They have a pretty good selection of e-books.

I personally don't find the FLP wait lists too bad for most mysteries and some non-fiction - JM2CW. I can have up to 10 titles on hold at a time, and that means that usually I have a couple of FLP books going at a time, which is fine with me. I do wish I could control the order the holds get fulfilled (yeah, I know, just a daydream), and sometimes I get too many holds all come through at once, but hey, that happens with holds on p-books too!
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That's too bad about the fee, but I get a lot of value from FLP, so I won't begrudge it when I have to re-up next year. They have a pretty good selection of e-books.


I'm definitely signing up @ $35 next year
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Old 03-29-2011, 04:28 AM   #4
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I'm definitely signing up @ $35 next year
Same here. It is well worth it considering their selection.
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Old 03-29-2011, 05:00 AM   #5
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The fee charged for a non-resident card has just recently been raised to $35 per year.

With very long wait lists.
I think the initial $15 fee made them too popular. The increase in membership is the reason for the very long wait lists. To alleviate that, they need to purchase extra copies; which means raising the fee.
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I'm definitely signing up @ $35 next year
Same here. FLP is a great value.
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Old 03-29-2011, 10:59 AM   #7
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Yep. Totally worth it.
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Old 03-29-2011, 11:16 AM   #8
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Are they accepting payment other than checks yet? That's what put me off initially.
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Old 03-29-2011, 11:26 AM   #9
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Yes, there is a topic somewhere here descirbing the process (something with Aus and NZ in the headline if remember correctly). In short, the fee is put on your account as a "late" fee and you can pay it by credit card.

Edit: Found the topic I mentioned
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...t=93451&page=2

Keep reading onwards from there, because there seems to be a size issue with the attachment to get the e-mail to go through. I scanned mine with not the best resolution, and grayscale (I think - or was it black/white...)
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