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Old 04-09-2015, 06:28 AM   #46
Larry M
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...a lot of library systems (like King County here in the Seattle Area) are linked in to the e-book system so you can " borrow" books from the library to read on your Kindle (and I assume all the other e-readers, too). And it's free. If it's a popular book you have to wait for it sometimes, which has always baffled me since it's a digital file, not an actual book. So you would think they could have ten zillion copies of a popular book if they wanted to with a few taps on a mouse button.

So I don't get the waiting list thing for an e-book, but regardless, if you live near a library system that has this kind of program you can borrow e-books for free. I believe you have to have a library card of some sort...
The library system is great. We can be anywhere and access books via the internet.

I asked a librarian though why the limited number of digital issues and she said it was the same as books in print. The library "buys" a set number of copies of particular book, text or digital.
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