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01 Aug 2012, 08:47 PM | Post: #21

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Six months later any thoughts ?
Library eBooks
KUF might care to generate a list of libraries offering an ebook lending service.
Stockton on Tees does

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01 Aug 2012, 08:55 PM | Post: #22

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This post was last modified: 01 Aug 2012 08:56 PM by Phil.

(01 Aug 2012 05:47 PM)survivalistfictionlover Wrote: There probably is a more technical/practical reason why this isn't possible

££££ - both Amazon and the publishers would rather people buy than lend, so they aren't in any rush to implement anything.

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01 Aug 2012, 09:57 PM | Post: #23

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(01 Aug 2012 08:47 PM)zx81 Wrote: KUF might care to generate a list of libraries offering an ebook lending service.

Go to http://search.overdrive.com/ and click on the "Library Search" tab, then select your region and it gives links to your local libraries that lend ebooks through Overdrive.

Problem at the moment is that although Overdrive support the Kindle format, they are only do so in the States. I assume this is a licensing issue - possibly UK publishers are more comfortable with the Adobe DRM than with Amazon's Digital Rights Management.

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02 Aug 2012, 02:52 PM | Post: #24

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(01 Aug 2012 09:57 PM)frogplate Wrote:
(01 Aug 2012 08:47 PM)zx81 Wrote: KUF might care to generate a list of libraries offering an ebook lending service.

Go to http://search.overdrive.com/ and click on the "Library Search" tab, then select your region and it gives links to your local libraries that lend ebooks through Overdrive.

Problem at the moment is that although Overdrive support the Kindle format, they are only do so in the States. I assume this is a licensing issue - possibly UK publishers are more comfortable with the Adobe DRM than with Amazon's Digital Rights Management.

A bit of googling a while ago got me to exciting discovery that Cheshire Public Library seemed to offer eBooks and even Kindle format ones!!
It wasn't until my login was refused that i noticed that it was Cheshire, Connetticut. Undecided

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03 Aug 2012, 07:49 AM | Post: #25

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This post was last modified: 03 Aug 2012 07:50 AM by daveb.

Libraries West Consortium do

Covers areas: Somerset, North Somerset, Bath & NE Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bristol

More than 1700 titles to choose from. Download 3 eBooks for up to three weeks for free .......... but no Kindle format, yet Sad

"Use with a wide range of eBook readers including Kobo, Nook, and Sony Reader. Unfortunately you will not be able to use this service with the Amazon Kindle."

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We parted company my Kindle 3 & me Sad

but I now have a new friend called Kindle 4 ...... smaller & cuter Heart

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04 Aug 2012, 04:56 AM | Post: #26

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This post was last modified: 04 Aug 2012 07:49 AM by LindaGruchy.

Here's a thought; should we as authors make sure we are registered for Public Lending Rights for our e-books, then? If libraries in the US are lending out our books we get no recompense, and if the UK libraries are following suit, then we ought to get a lending fee from the PLR people, surely? But we have to register.

http://www.plr.uk.com/

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