Do public libraries charge for ebooks?

hardpressed

I read a lot usually books from charity shops. I have my eye on a Sony PRS - 600 on ebay, as the title says do libraries charge for borrowing ebooks?

debitcardmayhem

Mine doesn't , but not all libraries have eBooks

agrinnall

I have noticed that some libraries allow anyone to borrow their ebooks regardless of where they live, whether any of those are also free I don't know.

Enterprise_1701C

I have never paid for an ebook, I am a member of 4 libraries that do them, 2 of which do not require you to be locally resident (meaning you can join wherever you live)

http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/libraries/aboutlib/howtojoin1/

http://elibrary.bexley.gov.uk/rooms/portal/page/Sirsi_HOME

And, if you do a bit of a search on the site, you will find a few other websites you can get free ebooks from.

Gillor

My local library has ebooks but says that the service will not work with Kindle which is a restriction imposed by Amazon.

Any way round this for Kindle owners?

dizziblonde

Ours charges £1 - but like before - can't get the system working for Kindle owners.

However in a small fit of new gadget overenthusiasm - I now have so much unread stuff on there I'll be busy for a long time before even needing to consider library loan books!

ciderboy2009

Jane_Blackford wrote: »

I have never paid for an ebook, I am a member of 4 libraries that do them, 2 of which do not require you to be locally resident (meaning you can join wherever you live)

http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/libraries/aboutlib/howtojoin1/

http://elibrary.bexley.gov.uk/rooms/portal/page/Sirsi_HOME

And, if you do a bit of a search on the site, you will find a few other websites you can get free ebooks from.

Just out of interest - by being a member of Bexley library you can also access two others (Lewisham and another which I can't remember at the moment) to download ebooks.

All completely free!