Thank you @FallGirl. I love her books! I see that I have a $12 credit on Amazon and the book is $13.99 on Kindle so I just bought it.
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I really enjoyed this - thanks for the recommendation!
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As I said above, I thought it was very good – but I’m really looking forward to her next book, once she has some success under her belt.
I have followed this thread off and on for a long time as I have needed ideas on what to read/listen to next. I don’t remember ever contributing before!
I went through a long phase of listening to books on libro.fm and have stopped that and now read on my kindle a lot. I rarely read hardcopy books because I don’t want to spend the money. I use the digital credits from Amazon to cut down on the cost of the kindle books.
I did recently finish a hard copy of The 13th Child by Erin A Craig. It is a retelling of the Grimm fairytale “Godfather Death”. I had picked it up on sale at the King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City. It is a long book and took me a long time, I still work full time and read just a few minutes at lunch time and bed time. It is dark fantasy. I didn’t think I would like it though it did keep my interest.
I am now reading Buckeye and enjoying it. It is a faster read than The 13th Child was!
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@bajamm : You don’t have to buy hardcover books in order to read them. The library is the best invention ever!!
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You are right! And, I live across the road from a library! The problem is, they need to be returned by a certain day and I never get them done in time. I am generally a fast reader when I have time to read, I just don’t have a lot of time.
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Rainy day here - perfect for plowing through a fairly quick read : Etna by Paul Yoon. A beautiful and moving book. I loved it.
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I love honorback books from the library. Read at your leisure and return when you like. When I travel with them, it’s fine to give them away. I sometimes find some written by favorite authors.
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It’s on my list. Good to hear such a positive review!
My library has no overdue fines. If there isn’t a hold request on the book they keep automatically renewing.
Where I have to watch is my Libby check outs as they go back automatically.
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Our library eliminated fines and while I usually return books before they are due, it’s nice that I can let them go a few days without consequences. They are also very good about sending me email reminders and doing automatic renewals.
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Do they need to be returned by a certain day, though? Check your library’s policy. Many/Most libraries have gone to automatic renewals and fee free structures. Only certain items like super popular books that are on hold are required to be returned. My library’s policy is: " Most items check out for 3 weeks and automatically renew up to 3 times" So that is 12 weeks/3 months. Pretty long time to finish a book. And unless someone else has it on hold you can check it out again and keep it longer!
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Our library has 3 weeks loans and will auto-renew once IF it’s not being requested by another patron. After the 1st renewal, you have to return or go to library to renew, which they will do if no one else has placed a hold on the book.
Each library is different, but that’s how our state library runs.
I’ve been reminded here on CC that if I have Libby check outs on my Kindle, I can just turn it to airport mode and the books stay on my device even though they’re technically being returned via Libby. Once you turn off airport mode and return to the internet, the books leave the Kindle.
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I do this trick sometimes… it works as long as you remember to do it before you open the kindle app.
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I mean this in the nicest possible way: if you aren’t done reading a book in the allotted time , perhaps consider returning the book ( fine or no fine) so someone else can read it. I say this as a person who reads quickly and has time to read. It is awfully frustrating to be waiting and waiting for books to be available when I can check on my account and see that there are several overdue copies. This happens frequently.
Edited to add: I am referring to physical books , not ebooks. The library here frequently has very long queues for popular books.
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That concerned me too. But it seems like putting kindle in wifi mode will not hold things up for others waiting.
AI Overview
No, keeping your Kindle in airplane mode does not hold up other readers on the waiting list. [1]
How It Works
- License Return: The digital license returns to the library system (like Libby) automatically on the due date or when you return it through the app, letting the next person borrow it. [1, 2]
- Local Copy: Airplane mode stops your Kindle from communicating with Amazon’s servers, which keeps the downloaded file active on your specific device. [1, 2]
- No Waiting Delay: The next reader gets access to their copy on time, while you finish your current offline session. [1, 2]
Important Rules to Remember
- Stay Offline: You must keep Wi-Fi completely turned off on your Kindle. Reconnecting to the internet makes the expired license sync and removes access to the book.
- Software Changes: Recent updates on some newer Kindle devices or software versions may limit this offline workaround
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@Colorado_mom -I should have been clearer. I rarely download ebooks, I was referring to physical copies of books.
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I finish books early far more often than I keep them offline (glad to hear it doesn’t hold other people up), but I do wish our system let us return from the library’s loans page rather than having to go into Amazon’s content library and do it from there (I don’t know if everyone’s works this way and I’m sure we used to be able to return from the app). I sometimes delay returning because of this (though I really try to get them back in circulation as soon as I’m done with them) and I bet a lot of people don’t even bother and just let the books sit in their account until they expire automatically.
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Libby tells you if people are waiting for a book so I try to return those quickly after I’m done. Otherwise I often just let them run themselves out.
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