Borrowing Books From The Library - O'Reilly NOOK Manual

Borrowing Books from the Library

Just as you can borrow printed books from libraries, you can borrow NOOK
books as well. You don't have to go to your local library to borrow the book;
instead you head to the library's Internet site.
Not all libraries have NOOK books available for lending, and the way you borrow
may vary from library to library. This section, though, covers the most popular
way, and should go a long way to help you borrow whatever is available. Before
you borrow, here's what you need to know:
• You can borrow a book for 14 days. As with books you borrow from
friends, at the end of the borrowing period, the book automatically gets
returned to the library.
• Not all books can be borrowed for the NOOK. Publishers make far fewer
books available for lending for the NOOK than they make available in print.
They worry that it's easier to borrow a NOOK book than a print book,
because it doesn't require going to the library. So don't be surprised if you
can't find your favorite book for the NOOK at the library, or if there are
fewer copies for the NOOK than there are for the printed version.
NOTE
At this writing, some publishers don't make any of their books available as eBooks you can
borrow from the library. Simon & Schuster, for example, doesn't make its books available as borrowable
library eBooks, although that may change at some point.
• Only one copy of a library eBook can be borrowed at a time. Just as with
a physical book, only one copy can be out at a time. Libraries typically have
far fewer copies of a book in eBook format than in print, so you may have
to wait to borrow an eBook you want.
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