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Post by Alan Petersen on May 30, 2015 0:20:40 GMT -5
I'm impressed with how slick my local library has setup an ebook lending program. Even if a book isn't available at a time you just queue it up and when it becomes available it's automatically downloaded to my account and from there I can send it directly to my Kindle and I even get an email notification.  So if you haven't been to your local library in awhile, check them out! |
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Post by lindymoone on May 30, 2015 2:08:14 GMT -5
This is interesting... thanks for posting it, Alan!
I wonder if there's a way I could do it, living in Turkey. (My official American address, as far as Amazon is concerned, is in San Francisco. I could join the San Francisco Public Library when I'm there this year.)
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Post by ameliasmith on May 30, 2015 11:41:51 GMT -5
I get ebooks from my library, too. The system, Overdrive, is actually pretty cumbersome, but hey, it's free! It's great for all those overpriced (or higher-priced, anyway) trad-pub ebooks.
I haven't tried using it from overseas, but it seems like it would be worth trying. If you have a kindle, the .mobi loans are all processed through Amazon, which might get you nabbed for geography.
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Post by Alan Petersen on May 30, 2015 11:48:29 GMT -5
This is interesting... thanks for posting it, Alan! I wonder if there's a way I could do it, living in Turkey. (My official American address, as far as Amazon is concerned, is in San Francisco. I could join the San Francisco Public Library when I'm there this year.) All you need is the PIN number printed below the barcode of the library code so unless they check IP address you should be golden let me know when you're in town of want to meet for coffee! |
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Post by Alan Petersen on May 30, 2015 12:05:45 GMT -5
I get ebooks from my library, too. The system, Overdrive, is actually pretty cumbersome, but hey, it's free! It's great for all those overpriced (or higher-priced, anyway) trad-pub ebooks. I haven't tried using it from overseas, but it seems like it would be worth trying. If you have a kindle, the .mobi loans are all processed through Amazon, which might get you nabbed for geography. That's what I usually check out from the library when the trades price their ebook over $10 or if it's a new author to me and the price is higher than a few bucks. |
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Post by Miss Terri Novelle on May 31, 2015 8:05:04 GMT -5
Our library does both Overdrive and 3M. I actually get the more popular books faster from 3M than from Overdrive because the waiting lists tend to be shorter.
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Post by whdean on May 31, 2015 13:15:42 GMT -5
I get ebooks from my library, too. The system, Overdrive, is actually pretty cumbersome, but hey, it's free! It's great for all those overpriced (or higher-priced, anyway) trad-pub ebooks. I haven't tried using it from overseas, but it seems like it would be worth trying. If you have a kindle, the .mobi loans are all processed through Amazon, which might get you nabbed for geography. I found the same thing with Overdrive at my library. It feels like a website designed by a big government department: It's fancy and authoritative looking, but it's counterintuitive to use. |
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Post by Alan Petersen on May 31, 2015 21:33:56 GMT -5
Overdrive doesn't have the slickest of interfaces. I found out surprising that when I click to download the Kindle ebook version I'm redirected to Amazon's website and I complete the download process over there. My library also has another option called Axis but I didn't like that at all, they forced to download software to read the ebook on that. Reminded me of the late 90s ebook reading.
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