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From: Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: Disconnected
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On Sun, 26 Jun 2022 05:22:54 +1000, Gabriel Chevallier wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 09:57:20 -0600, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>>On 2022-06-25 9:49 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>>> 
>>> The library purchases licenses that allow them to loan the ebooks to 
>>> their members.� I kinda like reading ebooks. There is a bit of a problem 
>>> with the availability of them.� If I borrow a real book I can renew it 
>>> online so long as no one else has reserved it. If I can't renew it then 
>>> I just hold on to it until I am done and pay the late fees. You can't do 
>>> that with e-books.
>>
>>The Calgary Public Library doesn't charge late fees anymore - unless you 
>>keep the book too long, then they charge you for the replacement.
>>
>>> 
>>> There is also a problem with reserving e-books.� You never know when 
>>> they are going to be available. If you reserve a number of them and they 
>>> come in you have a limited time to pick them up or else the reservation 
>>> is cancelled and you have to go through the wait all over again.
>>> 
>>I experienced so many problems when I reserved an e-book that I don't 
>>bother anymore.
>>None of the librarians seem to know anything about Kobo operations.
> 
> Isn't Kobo a closed system that only allows you to read Kobo books? I
> looked into this a bit when I wanted an e-reader and decided to stay
> away from Kobo.

Yes, much like the Amazon Kindle. However, Kobo allows one to download
books from Canadian public libraries, while Amazon won't.