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>Libby has made it so easy for me to read and listen to books and audiobooks that I'm now able to read 5-7 books a month. I use Overdrive.com and not Libby, be
by TMWNN 5y ago
>Libby has made it so easy for me to read and listen to books and audiobooks that I'm now able to read 5-7 books a month.
I use Overdrive.com and not Libby, because I do all my reading on a physical Kindle. Two unexpected things I found after buying it:
1. How easy it is (as an American holder of multiple library cards) to find a book. If I see a book mentioned that sounds interesting, I can
* Go to overdrive.com
* Search across all the libraries I have a card at for the book
* Go to one of the libraries in the list of results
* Either
* borrow the book, or
* if no copy is available, put myself on the hold list, and check another library in the above list
Once I borrow the book, it automatically gets sent to my Kindle. The next time I pick up the device (typically in bed at night), the book and anything else I've sent to it is waiting for me.
2. How easy it is to switch between books. I almost never read an ebook straight through. I am constantly switching between it and other books I also have borrowed. Of course you can do that with physical books, but the lack of friction in switching between ebooks on the same device makes doing so so quick and easy that there's no comparison.