Many people all over Canada and the United States are disappointed with
their local libraries selection of... [Read more...]
Not exact matches
Educators, parents, and students can build custom lists and then locate their
selections at the
local public
library.
You will see a
selection of ebook retailers where you can purchase the book and which
local library branches have it available.
I've got an iPad full of a gazillion - affordably - priced - ebooks I purchased and haven't read yet; a house full of hundreds of print books I've yet to read; an ongoing addiction to big, old, dusty secondhand bookstores; and I belong to two big
local library system with excellent print and ebook
selections / services.
Between alternate sourcing for books and a very good and continually up - to - date digital
selection through my
local library, I am doing just fine and trust that will continue.
Now, some cities do not have quite the
selection my
library has — and to them I say: instead of spending 9.99 on this service, donate it to the
local library, get involved in making sure the
local gov» t doesn't whack the budget to nothing, etc..
The
local library makes ebooks available, via Overdrive, but the
selection is limited and there is a months - long wait for anything new and popular.
I'm delighted to find I can log in to my
local library and download, for free, for periods of up to 14 days, a fair
selection of a few hundred popular ebooks.
My advice: check out the e-book
selection at your
local library (or any other
library you can join; some will allow out - of - area residents to join for a fee) to see if they have books you're interested in before buying an e-reader based on its ability to read
library e-books.
I'd personally have more interest in borrowing books if my
local library didn't have such a paltry
selection.
My
local library has an excellent
selection of Christian fiction from the major publishers.
Kobo makes it easy to borrow ebooks via OverDrive, a service that pulls from the
selections of
local libraries.
Your
local media assets are now prioritizes and no
library update will accidentally mess with your carefully curated
selections.