01-07-2010, 10:34 AM | #16 |
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Thanks.
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01-07-2010, 10:37 AM | #17 |
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This was where I joined: http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/E...guideOid=15195
Hope you get on OK Sorry cross posted, but when I tried to find where I'd been it was fairly convoluted! This is where I got to the Overdrive section: http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/E...tentOid=140946 Last edited by K8Ereader; 01-07-2010 at 10:42 AM. |
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01-07-2010, 01:14 PM | #18 |
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I asked Reading Council to look into it.. given that we're Berkshire and dont have the overdrive ebook lending for our huge library.. but west berkshire does for it's small library!!
amazingly they said they thought it was a good idea.. and would look into it... so fingers crossed.. we might get it in Reading.. 'officially' |
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01-08-2010, 09:14 AM | #20 | |
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With pBooks I often get 2 or 3 at a time so I've always got the next one lined up. I'll just have to be able to get to a computer to checkout the next eBook right away before the withdrawal symptoms get too bad. |
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01-08-2010, 09:19 AM | #21 |
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The couple of online libraries using Overdrive that I have managed to sign up for let you check out up to 10 items each at a time.
You can put yourself in the queue for items that are already checked out by someone else as well and then you just have to get back online and download that item within a couple of days before it goes to the next person in the queue. |
01-08-2010, 09:24 AM | #22 |
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The limit is 3 items at a time in the Essex library I think.
I saw this "return" option on ADE, but how does it really work? Even if I return the book from ADE, won't it still work on my reader? |
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unless Reading gets ebook borrowing... do libraries charge for the ebooks.. (reading charges for dvds and other digital media.. but not printed books) and any idea of costs if they do ?
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01-08-2010, 09:43 AM | #24 |
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Looks like I wasn't paying attention on the Essex site, it is only three items at a time from them, I get 10 from my other library though, except their selection is not quite a big by the looks of it and they appear to only have one copy of each item anyway.
I just deletes it from the PC for me when I return the book. If you've copied it to the reader using ADE though I suspect it will make you reconnect the reader before it will let you return the book as it will know there is still a copy on there. |
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I have also been wondering how to borrow ebooks from the public library. Isn't it possible to borrow from any library in the country via the internet?
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01-08-2010, 04:22 PM | #27 |
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It won't make you reconnect the Reader before returning the book, but if you return the book then connect your Reader to ADE it will see you still have the book on your device and will delete the content. I usually download one or two books at a time, transfer them to my Reader, disconnect my Reader then return the books. I won't reconnect the Reader to ADE until I've read both books.
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01-08-2010, 04:38 PM | #28 |
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No fees for registering or for borrowing ebooks/audiobooks in my experience (uk). In principle you should live or work in a specific area to use the library, but since my local library doesn't support ebooks yet, and the essex library let me register with my real non-essex address, I figure there's no harm done.
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01-08-2010, 04:44 PM | #29 |
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Yep, no fees for the libraries in Ireland for me either. But as I also have a UK address, just happen to not have paid taxes there for quite a while, so I made use of the Essex library registration as well.
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It would, I think - there's no auto-deletion or any requirement to have the Reader connected but I've not tried to see what happens when it next connects. It's useful though, as it means you don't need to wait till the loan period expires before being able to select a new title, so the limit of 3's not as bad as it could have been. Last edited by gwynevans; 01-08-2010 at 06:54 PM. |
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