Yes, what Al said. Also, I just learned my library has completely removed their library fines from overdue books. The system now just automatically renews checked out books. Fascinating stuff. Personally I do better keeping up with physical books. Thankfully my library has online renewals, so that has saved me a ton of times! When 8 of the 11 books I had on hold all came up one afternoon when I went to download the ones I was going to read I put the other 3 from my hold list on suspend.
Kind of scary, since I used to work in a library still closed due to the mold! So, yes, I get it. It only works for one book, though. I prefer to read physical books because I spend so much time looking at screens for work so I have no Kindle suggestions. Now, I rarely return a book late since my library started using email reminders for books you have checked out. I have that problem with all books at the library, ebooks, audiobooks and physical books.
I have learned to put on my calendar the return dates so I will actually return them. I am trying to learn to request a reasonable number of books instead of getting everything that looks good. I can check it out again to give myself more time. Also great for waiting in the car during school pick up. When I finish one, I can check out another. For the record, though, my local library permits patrons in good standing to check out 50 items at once!!
Sometimes I even put a reminder in my phone about this. I learned pretty early in my kindle days to never put more than one or two books on hold at the library. The estimated time when they will be available is never accurate and I was always getting bombarded with too many books too. I keep a wish list of things I want to read and only use holds for things I know are going to stay unavailable for a long time.
I usually only have one or two books on my kindle at a time. I love ebooks — and I have both kindle app and Libby app on my phone. I use kindle mostly for books I purchase, and Libby for library — both e-books and audio books.
Where I live there is a reciprocal library in a neighboring county that I also have a library card with. This one has solved my problem of getting to sleep at night!! Lots of commentary on this post! Like you said, however, I do not like the pressure to finish a book in 2 weeks.
I have, however, read many, many books that I would never have gotten the chance or been willing to spend the money to read. Just today, I received a tutorial type message outlining the process.
Apparently we can suspend a hold for just a few days or even a few weeks. You are so real and downright funny! I enjoy reading your posts now as well. I use it myself! Keep up the good work! I love checking e-books out on my kindle! And before I got the Kindle I checked them out and read them on my i-pad. So someone can skip ahead of me. Also my state allows me to be a member of another, large city, library.
I can get e-books from them as well as my local city library. And check out Hoopla. So I have holds going on three different systems. Of the hundreds of borrowed e-books I have read in the last 2 years, I have only bought 2. I bought them because I look at them at least once a week! I have an old keyboard kindle and just turn off my wifi to keep books longer.
Love my kindle library books! Just wish I had more selection at times. Me too! Libraries are a community treasure and I think if my fines as donations. The head librarian forgives fees so I avoid him!
I must admit I have become something of an Amazon Kindle Unlimited addict after devouring everything my local library had available that I wanted to read … a tiny monthly investment way less than I used to spend on library fines and I now have the temptation to read all day every day, guilt free!
Here in Australia our libraries often have a Fines Amnesty where you can have your library fines cancelled in return for a donation of canned food or similar goods for the homeless. Perks of working at a library! Thanks for sharing! Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Comments 1. Sarah Watterson says:. October 1, at am. Dana White says:. October 1, at pm. KimyC says:. October 2, at am. Jessica says:.
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