Play Book Tag discussion

Here is a link about the first US Public Domain Day since 1998 and where to read online all those works released for free!

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/ar...

Thanks!

I need to explore alternative ways to get the free kindles of public domain books. They should be easy to get at Amazon, but they make you dig through pages and pages or other stuff to get to the cheap or free kindles of public domain books.

I just found out that as a New York State resident, I can get a library card for the New York City library system, to get electronic books and audios. WooHoo. This might help me in the event that one of my trim books has a long wait list in my region. They should have more international books too.

NancyJ wrote: "Thanks!

I just found out that as a New York State resident, I can get a library card for the New York City library ..."

It's a mixed bag. As a NYC resident, I think I resent that all you upstaters get to access the same ebooks I do, because it means that many more to be on the wait lists. *put upon sigh*

That grump aside, when they have ebooks, they usually have many more copies, especially of the popular ones. Also, NYPL is one system, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island have their own separate library systems which I assume applies to ebooks as well. I keep meaning to check that out myself.

But I'm constantly shocked at what ebooks NYPL does not have available. Lots of audiobooks if that is your thing (not mine), but the same in ebook ... often not.

I'll be curious to know what your reaction to it is.

Theresa wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "Thanks!

I just found out that as a New York State resident, I can get a library card for the New York City library ..."

It's a mixed bag. As a NYC resident, I think.I resent that ..."

I don't blame you. Some people up here feel the same way about the electricity we produce. But in both cases, I think there's plenty for all of us.

I was waiting for The Beekeeper, for the Iraq theme. My library has one print copy (no ebooks) and it's been labeled "in transit" for more than two weeks. Most of the audiobooks I want have waitlists here. But in the NYC system, there are three ebooks of the Beekeeper available now. Many of the audiobooks I checked had numerous copies with no wait list.

Now if only I could get my scanner to communicate with my computer, I could send a picture of my license and get the book.

One thing I miss is my access to the SUNY university libraries. I haven't investigated it yet, but the next time I want to look at a research journal, I'll have to find out.

NancyJ wrote: Now if only I could get my scanner to communicate with my computer, I could send a picture of my license and get the book."

If you have a smartphone, just take a photo of your license then email from phone. Or download a scan app like GeniusScan, scan it on phone then email it.