They knew I was waffling! :D

[mrv3000]

Kindle will support library lending later this year.

Huzzah! After over-analyzing the ebook options, I decided that a Kindle was what I really wanted. BUT the library thing held me up. I just couldn't bring myself to buy it knowing that I couldn't get books from the library on it. BUT NOW I MUST HAVE ONE.

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[frakup.livejournal.com]

I saw this this morning and thought of you. I wish there was a list of which libraries this is going to be in, but it's a start regardless.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

It would be nice to know too. But that's one advantage of being in San Diego - I'm pretty sure we'll get it here. :)

[javabreeze.livejournal.com]

LOL. When I read this, I immediately thought of you as well.

I am currently look up accessories for my Kindle. I'll get the actual Kindle eventually.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

XD

Oooooh! Accessories! Little hats for it!

[skippity-doo.livejournal.com]

Oh REALLY? This is certainly an interesting development. (Still virtually no chance that my library will be able to support ebook lending any time soon, as we've to save £1.5 mill over the next 3 years, but it's very encouraging for other library authorities.)

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

It's a start at least. Maybe someday it'll come around for you...

[marcasite.livejournal.com]

I thought of you when I read this today!

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

:D It's happy making!

[bittybye2000.livejournal.com]

Welcome, Kindle are great

Oh, and as for Fan fiction if it's on FF.net I found this wonderful site that automatically converts to .mobi, http://flag.erayd.net/

There are a few others if you want to download, unfortunately no one that I found can do it for LJ.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Ooh, nice! Thanks!

[earenwe.livejournal.com]

PERFECT.

Now...I need my library to have better e-book options. :D

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

:D Yeah, I don't expect it'll be cream of the crop stuff at the library.

[chloris.livejournal.com]

That is excellent news! We have one but I don't really use it and being able to get library books would be lovely.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

It really would make it more useable!

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

:D It will me.

[chiroho.livejournal.com]

My 11 year old just bought herself a Kindle (okay, we brought her money to Best Buy and we got it together), but I was very pleased to see this news. She reads voraciously, so hopefully will be able to get stuff from our local library. Though being in NH ...

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

You never know. 11,000 libraries is quite a lot.

[pittsburghgirl.livejournal.com]

i would like to know how they will do this and for how long we may borrow the books.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I'd imagine it'd be like existing rules libraries have for non-Kindle ebooks. Something like you can only "check out" one book at a time, and you can only have it for two weeks before it deletes off of your device. Stuff like that.