Comments on: DeKalb Libraries Anticipate Offering eBooks By Year End http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/12/07/dekalb-libraries-anticipate-offering-ebooks-by-year-end/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 23:25:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Occi http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/12/07/dekalb-libraries-anticipate-offering-ebooks-by-year-end/#comment-164025 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:18:00 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=21363#comment-164025 Yippeeee!

]]> By: Jeff http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/12/07/dekalb-libraries-anticipate-offering-ebooks-by-year-end/#comment-163912 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:33:48 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=21363#comment-163912 Just in time for me to move to Fulton. :(

]]> By: w poncer http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/12/07/dekalb-libraries-anticipate-offering-ebooks-by-year-end/#comment-163904 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:16:51 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=21363#comment-163904 cfn-
for kindle users (assuming it is the same for all overdrive systems) you can borrow online through the library’s website and have the book delivered to your kindle through your amazon account. you select a 7, 14 or 21 day loan period. after the due date it still shows up in your kindle library but you can no longer access it. you can also return before the due date (under ‘manage your kindle account’ on amazon) if you are finished early if you want to free up the space on your library card or let someone else on the waiting list for the book get it (gwinnett has a 10 ebook per account limit, guess dekalb will have similar). and there is a limit on how many copies can go out at a time, so there is often a wait list for popular books. for example, if the library has purchased 2 copies of the ebook “the help” and there are 25 people on the list, you have to wait until your turn just like a real book. might take 12-13 weeks if everyone keeps it 2 weeks. when you get to the front of the line you get an email and have a day or so to download the book or else you get bumped off the list. not as convenient as buying it from amazon, but hey, it’s free.

not sure about other formats, probably is similar.

dekalb already has a lot of audiobooks for online downloads which use the overdrive system, though I have had trouble with mac compatibility. works on ipod but I had to download onto a windows computer to load to the ipod. maybe this has been changed, haven’t tried it in a while. wonderful material for a long drive with children. this material was on an honor system where you promise to erase it after the loan period ended, not sure if that is still the case. no way to early return as far as I could tell.

]]> By: Decatur Heights Dad http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/12/07/dekalb-libraries-anticipate-offering-ebooks-by-year-end/#comment-163887 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:50:52 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=21363#comment-163887 Go DeKalb Libraries!!! Trendsetting idea!!

]]> By: QueenB http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/12/07/dekalb-libraries-anticipate-offering-ebooks-by-year-end/#comment-163884 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:41:26 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=21363#comment-163884 Yeah! Now I can cease my nefarious activity of pretending like I still live at my previous address in another state in order to remain part of their library system that has been lending eBooks since at least 2005. Thanks, Dekalb County Public Library System for putting me back on the straight and narrow!

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