How to borrow ebooks from National libraries

[Lilac66]

Funz:

I'll be one very sad person if the libraries go 100% electronic. I actually think differently. To be able to touch and feel and flip the pages of a book makes the reading experience much more enjoyable, especially for young or emerging readers. Even the process of picking the book forms part of that experience.

my sentiments too! When I browse through books on the library shelves and hit upon a familiar old classic ,it just stirs up fond memories of yesteryear... you can't capture the same feelings with e-books. Really dread the day when all the hard-copy books are replaced by the electronic ones.

But my DH is so cool about this , celebrates every advancement in technology. Guess he will never agree with that saying

\"Life was much easier when apple and blackberry were just fruits.\"

My DS also prefers hard copy books (rather unusual for a boy) as he can \" have the pleasure of flipping physical pages..\".

[Funz]

lapapillion:

Funz:

I'll be one very sad person if the libraries go 100% electronic. I actually think differently. To be able to touch and feel and flip the pages of a book makes the reading experience much more enjoyable, especially for young or emerging readers. Even the process of picking the book forms part of that experience. To be among shelves and shelves of books, to browse through all these books to see what catches your eye, to be able to flip through the pages to see if the content is interesting, to finally settle on that few books and check them out, feeling the weight of the books, anticipating when you can find a quiet corner to lose yourself in those words.

I feel the same! But if NLB's aim is to attract the next generation of readers, who are born into the digital world of gadgets and the omnipresent internet, then plain ol' physical books just would not do. Between the temptations of multimedia websites, touch screen interactive books and read-out-to-me audiobooks, physical books (especially thick ones with small fonts), just do not have a sliver of chance to vie for the attention of the next generation

I like your romanticism about books...you must be an avid reader

Yes, I do read a fair bit. I used to go through a few books a week, rather expensive habit. First I buy but I ran out of space so I started renting and borrowing. Then I got the kindle when it first came out and started buying ebooks. Then I started reading on my ipad which allows me to read in the dark, really bad for my eyes though. But gradually, I stopped reading that much. Not sure why but I find myself unable to sustain my attention the way I am able to with an actual book. Lately, I started reading again, not ebooks but actual hardcopy books. DH could not stop laughing at how satisfied I looked when I left the bookstore with the books, and yes, I was smelling them like I was glue sniffing.

DD has picked up my habit. She is reading a fair bit as well and prefers actual books to ebooks. Good thing is, now that she is older, I can pass the books that I read to her as well.

[lapapillion]

Hahah, we're all 'glue sniffers' when it comes to books Ancient books have this odd smell too that I like, not just the new books


I read faster on physical books, but I think I'm okay with ebooks as well. My yearly target of books to read is 52, meaning one every week. Been doing that for like 2 yrs. THIS year is a bit different - It's mid Oct and I'm still on book 25...another 25 odd more to go

[verykiasumummy]

lapapillion:

verykiasumummy:

is there a limit to the ebooks that are available?? anyone happens to know if craft books and sewing books are available as ebooks too??

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thks so much... i presume borrowing an ebook doesnt attract the overdue fines at all right? i used to forget about the return dates and incurred $12 overdue charges once... since then i didnt really borrowed any...

[lapapillion]

verykiasumummy:

thks so much... i presume borrowing an ebook doesnt attract the overdue fines at all right? i used to forget about the return dates and incurred $12 overdue charges once... since then i didnt really borrowed any...

Oh, no no, it will automatically be 'returned' in 21 days. That means that after 21 days, you cannot open the file and read anymore, so that's good

[verykiasumummy]

lapapillion:

verykiasumummy:

thks so much... i presume borrowing an ebook doesnt attract the overdue fines at all right? i used to forget about the return dates and incurred $12 overdue charges once... since then i didnt really borrowed any...

Oh, no no, it will automatically be 'returned' in 21 days. That means that after 21 days, you cannot open the file and read anymore, so that's good

thks for the info... really helps a great deal..

[lapapillion]

No problem

[mgnvr]

Can we return the ebooks earlier ?

[lapapillion]

mgnvr:

Can we return the ebooks earlier ?

Afraid not, haha It's loaned out to you in 21 days, whether you finished it earlier or not. I don't know any ways to 'return' to them, and certainly do not email back to them It's just like a timer that will expire in 21 days.

[linden2000]

lapapillion:

mgnvr:

Can we return the ebooks earlier ?

Afraid not, haha It's loaned out to you in 21 days, whether you finished it earlier or not. I don't know any ways to 'return' to them, and certainly do not email back to them It's just like a timer that will expire in 21 days.

Can return ebooks earlier, try right-clicking the book in Adobe Digital Editions and select \"Return Borrowed Item\" from the options.

Think it's the audiobooks that cannot be returned earlier. Can only let them auto-expire.