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CactusJ t1_j968ons wrote

Just wait until you learn about Libby, and reading free books from your Library on your phone.

It will change your life.

https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/11444x7/the_libby_app_changed_my_life/

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theflyingfistofjudah t1_j9730ir wrote

As well as everything from the Public Domain. I’m essentially reading for free because the 19th century is my jam.

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EmbroideryBro t1_j97h1cn wrote

Yes!! You can also send borrowed ebooks to your kindle if I remember correctly, which is absolutely awesome!

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CactusJ t1_j989ip2 wrote

And on a Kobo you can directly check out books from the library on the ereader.

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goosey_goosen t1_j9979pi wrote

I have the Kindle Paperwhite and I didn't know this was possible! Would you share how to do it? I prefer to read on my Kindle but Libby being on my phone keeps me from my Kindle (which let's be real, has way better battery life)

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EmbroideryBro t1_j99j68t wrote

Yes!

  • click the middle button at the bottom (hamburger icon)
  • under help and support, click settings
  • find "read books with..."
  • click that, then click kindle when prompted for a preference in where to send books
  • you should be redirected to amazon at this point to link your accounts. Sign in and verify.
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goosey_goosen t1_j9ailzg wrote

Amazing I'll give it a try!

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EmbroideryBro t1_j9bmrwv wrote

I hope it works! Forgive me if I missed a step - it's been a month or two since I set it up myself 😅

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goosey_goosen t1_j9cwk32 wrote

I tried it out and it seems to have worked? It just said, 'done', didn't ask me to sign in to Kindle though, so not exactly sure how it synced 😅 maybe because I have the Kindle app on my phone already? Who knows. My next hold should be available soon so I'll see if it works!

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Princess-Reader t1_j97ij72 wrote

I’m a HUGE Libby fan, but I don’t think of it as “free”! I think of it as a service I pay for with my taxes -why would I pay for a 2nd reading service?

I love my library; I only read fiction and get all my novels via Libby.

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