A few people suggested this recently, and I've been looking into it! It sounds almost too good to be true... *crossing fingers* Will try it out and report back!
Do you check out ebooks from the library?
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I have before for kindle! I just have trouble remembering my library login to get more
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Yes, it's the best thing ever.
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Just checked out 2 tonight! It's hard to get a hold of popular titles but I usually browse the autobiography section for interesting sounding memoirs. I've found lots of good books that way!
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@mrbee: Yup! There isn't as much of a selection for e-books as there are (obviously) regular books, but there is always something that sounds interesting. I have four books on hold right now hoping one of them is ready for me soon.
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All the time!
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I have done it several times. So easy!
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Yes it's amazing. And if you need more time with a book, you can just turn off the wifi on your kindle and the book will stay on as long as you need (until you turn wifi back on).
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Yes, I love it! With how much I'm reading lately (like 8-10+ books/mo) I'd go broke if I bought books. Almost everything I read is from the library.
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Yes, tons. The New York public library and brooklyn public library have so many to choose from! I actually loaned my login info to an out of town friend so she could enjoy their selection also.
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I do but most of what I want invovles a waiting list!
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@hummusgirl: wait, really?!
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Yup. And I discovered the same thing as @hummusgirl so it is awesome.
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Yes and I agree that it's the best!
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Yes it's the only way I read now! I keep 4-5 books on my holds list at all times so one is always becoming available.
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Yep, but there are always holds on the popular titles. It's really awesome, but the draw backs for my system are that you can't renew and have a very limited time after it's your turn in the wait list to download it.
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yep, it's awesome!
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I specifically bought a kobo for this reason (canadian libraries ebook software don't work with kindle). Sometimes I'll place two holds - one on the hard copy & one on the ebook & read whichever one comes in first. The only thing that really sucks about it is they only allow you to have 10 titles checked out at a time, and if a title becomes available they only hold it for 96 hours.
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I have in the past, but i'm not a particularly fast reader, so I can rarely finish in 2 weeks. I prefer to download...
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Yes, and audio books as well. They're so expensive otherwise!
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yes i love it! It sounds too good to be true but it is so great! I usually only have time to read on vacation but I just got the new robert galbraith (jk rowling) mystery book from when i put my name on the hold list a million years ago and it is a page turner. it is so easy!
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I have but the only problem is the wait. I usually like to get popular and new books. Sucks when you see '365 holds on 115 copies'.
Oh, I don't know if this still works, but if you loan a ebook and you turn off the wifi on your kindle, you might be able to continue reading the book after it's 'return date.'
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yes! recipe books!
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Yup! And I discovered the same thing as hummusgirl too. Actually, I don't even turn off the wifi, I just don't navigate away from the book until I finish it. I've been reading Goldfinch for almost two months now (oops)... but my loan ended last month!
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@bluestriped bee: yes, this works! But it still returns the book so that someone else can borrow it. You just can't download anything else until you're ready to give them back
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