On Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:14:24 +1100, Master Bruce wrote:

> On Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:07:58 +1100, Master Bruce
> > wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 11:03:02 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 01 Jan 2021 04:58:12 +1100, Master Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:46:42 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:30:14 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2020-12-31 4:52 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 4:18:40 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That looks like a lot of work, but it is a good idea. I confess that I
>>>>>>>> like to have a look inside the book, first to see if it catches my
>>>>>>>> interest. Nope... that is second, First is to make sure that it has
>>>>>>>> large enough print that I can read it. Some of them have such small
>>>>>>>> print that my eyes have trouble.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Get an e-reader. You can make the print pretty much as big as you want
>>>>>>> it. Your library probably has e-books you can borrow.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was looking at them online last night. I can get ebooks from the
>>>>>> library. I am curious about the rationale behind libraries only being
>>>>>> able to loan out a limited number of copies at a time.
>>>>>
>>>>>The libraries have a limited number of licences from the publishers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't have a problem with renewals now. Since materials sit in
>>>>>> quarantine for four days they are not fining people for late materials.
>>>>>> I expect that if you had an ebook on loan it would be deleted at the
>>>>>> end of the loan period.
>>>>>
>>>>>Yes, that's what happens.
>>>>>Incidentally, if you decide to get an e-reader, only KOBO can access
>>>>>Canadian public libraries.
>>>>
>>>> Canada.
>>>
>>>Your point being?
>>
>>Why use such a limited system?
>
> Ah, I know why!
> "Kobo Inc., a Canadian company, a subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce
> conglomerate Rakuten, that sells e-books and markets Kobo eReader
> hardware and software "
> (wiki)

Not only that but Kindle won't work for our libraries and it seems Amazon
has no intention to adapt the app.