Digital ebook lending - aka Library 2.0

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    As you know, the kindle solved my reading issues as I can get immediately any book I want to read. However, lending books from the Library was convenient. Nowadays, many libraries are offering digital lending (make sense).

    Is anyone of you using this service?

    I was interested into digital lending for my mother, who got fed up with poor books and now only reads what is available as part of her Amazon Kindle Unlimited monthly subscription. Of course, often new issues or current best sellers are not part of the plan. Hence, I looked into digital lending at her local library but they have a 5/month & 12/year book limit. This is ridiculous, as an avid reader reads far more than 12 books in a year.

    I was wondering if perhaps she could join a library in a town different from the one where she lives, so that she can read more ebooks for free.

    Amazon doesn't yet rent ebooks in Italy, and tbh even in the US the rent vs. buy price doesn't make it very convenient, imho.

    I signed up with the New York Public Library just 2 weeks ago.

    All I had to do was use a random NY address generator to get an address to input and I was accepted.

    Just double-check the address by putting it into google maps to make sure it's a real residential address.

    Highly recommended.

    In the UK during my bachelor days I used to read books a lot, usually borrowed from the library or bought from discount book stores. Since I got married I've never read a book since.

    I need peace and quiet to read or I can't take it all in.

    I hate for you to miss out on all the wonderful books you could enjoy! Could you try wearing noise-canceling headphones while you read? Or even use headphones and listen to audiobooks?

    Quote from Rice

    I hate for you to miss out on all the wonderful books you could enjoy! Could you try wearing noise-canceling headphones while you read? Or even use headphones and listen to audiobooks?

    I don't really miss it as the books I used to read were mostly non fiction travel/expedition related books which inspired me to do similar. If I knew back then I'd end up being married and living here through reading that book about travelling by bike in Argentina I'd never have read it!! :D

    Yeah I know the area! UK Man but nevertheless I understand you have completed some cycling adventures and I'm duly impressed!

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    I don't really miss it as the books I used to read were mostly non fiction travel/expedition related books which inspired me to do similar. If I knew back then I'd end up being married and living here through reading that book about travelling by bike in Argentina I'd never have read it!! :D

    I have a copy of that book and he also made a Channel 4 series about it, but it's quite hard to find.

    I thoroughly enjoyed Fat Man in Argentina. But I’ll readily admit it didn’t make me want to travel by bike. Visions of flat tires, broken chains, etc. -

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    I signed up with the New York Public Library just 2 weeks ago.

    Can you explain how it works? Do you download the book to your device, and it expires after a certain number of days? Is there a cap to the number of books you can lend?

    When I checked for my mother, it seemed you had to access the Library's website to read the ebook, which would make it inconvenient when we have ereaders!

    There is an app you can download but I haven't actually done it yet. I will do it tomorrow and see how it goes.