On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:11:28 -0700, Graham > wrote:

>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.

Are they even allowed to? Isn't Kobo a proprietary, closed system?