I haven't listened to an audio book through Libby yet, but I did check out and read a Kindle book in the Kindle app which I checked out with Libby.
You don't need to wait for a physical book to become available, but it works the same way. Only a certain number of books are allowed to be checked out at any one time. If a book is on hold then you need to wait until a book is returned before you can check it out. It's more like a counter that gets incremented and decremented whenever a book is checked in or checked out. I hope that makes sense. -- Christopher (AKA CJ) Chaltain at Outlook -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Terri Stimmel Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 6:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Question regarding Libby Hello everyone, I have heard of Libby before. But I haven't ever attempted to use it. However, after reading about Mark's experience with it, I thought I would download it, and give it a try. I have a question though, that I hope someone can answer. If I am able to search my library, and find audiobooks I want to read, how do I actually listen to them? And, if they are on hold, does this mean I can't get one, until a physical copy is available? I am slightly confused as to how this works. Any thoughts, or suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you, Terri On 7/31/2022 7:06 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > After reading several posts, here on the list, I decided to really give > Libby, the public library app for borrowing both audiobook and e-books, a > try. > > Until this point, I've been a big fan of Over Drive. > > Well, after forcing myself to delete the Over Drive app from all of my > devices, I must admit that Libby does seem to have more to offer for those > of us using VoiceOver. > > The feature I like most about Libby is that now one's book location is > synchronized across all associated devices. This behavior has long been a > feature of both Kindle and Audible. Now, if only the BARD app would add > this feature . > > I have contacted Libby tech support to see if there is a way to search a > libraries catalog via the book description field either instead of or, in > addition to, the book title field. For example, I may want to search a > catalog for all books with the phrase and/or words, "lost at sea," in the > book description. I hope this is possible. > > One feature that I cannot seem to locate in Libby that was / is a part of > Over Drive is the ability to see titles similar to any given title, > currently in focus. > > For example, If I have the book, The Davinci Code" in focus, I would like to > see similar titles listed, as well. In Over Drive, six similar titles were > always displayed with any book in focus. > > Just as an FYI, I received a notice, yesterday, that Over Drive will be > discontinued in 2023 so the developers are strongly recommending that > everyone switch to Libby. > > Mark > > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. 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