I feel so bloody daft. Only just found out about free ebooks from the library.

creature Yes, I know, though it particularly said it excluded Kindles for that reason, so that was why I phrased it in that way.

shadow It's a Voyage.

I use my Nook and DS1 uses his kobo to borrow e-books from the library.

The range isn't quite as good as the catalogue in the physical library, but it is very handy.

The only thing that annoys me is you can't return books early to free up space to borrow another. So you have to be able to work out how long you will want the book for (7, 14 or 21 days) when you download it.

You can use the Overdrive app on the Kindle Fire at our library (Dorset) as well.

The problem is not libraries "excluding" Kindles, it is that Amazon will not agree to make Kindle books available via a library platform.

Mother what kind of kindle do you have? If it's a kindle fire, you can still download the overdrive app and get library e-books that way. In my library at least.

I bought the cheapest Kobo so I could borrow ebooks from the library, which was on offer W H Smith at the time. In the long run that will work out cheaper than buying kindle books.

I was excited about this, then when I checked out the local library it excludes Kindle. :(

Some libraries you actually have to go in with your device to borrow the books, so you might need to ring and find out if they do remote loans.

Don't forget you need to put in the overall library system, not the local library. So Cheshire Libraries, for example, rather than Northwich library.

Battleships/Bertie - all libraries in one council area are linked. Your council area is determined by your address. You can use your card in any of those libraries in the area. They should all offer the same online service (and paper books in fact) as it is all paid for by that council.
(Our local library is smallish, but if there is a book you (or DCs) want and it is in any of the libraries in that council area you can reserve/order it online and collect from the local library - really good if you are reading a series/have a favourite author).
But if you have a work address in another council area you may be able to join the library using that address...you would have to check. (locally we live on the border and the other council are happy (or were at least) to let children join their libraries - not sure about adults! )

Yes, Zinio here too for magazines, I now have several on my iPad and phone and am going to cancel my Economist subscription as I only read the online one anyway!

Ooh. Hang on a minute. Have just checked the library information page on the council website,and yes they do have e-magazines. On the zinio app scuzzle mentioned. Will have to have a look at this...

No magazines at my library not with the Overdrive app anyway.

Yes magazines, using the Zinio for Libraries app on my iPad, it's great!

Wow - I have just looked at the magazine selection - fab indeed. I often like the look of a cover when I am gliding down the supermarket aisle but never buy as I would rather read a book and think £4 is ridiculous - but I am just about to download the app!

Battleships, I bet you could join another library fairly close to you which is - nearest big city?

Magazines, really? I must have a look although am so boring that I only subscribe to the Economist and so tight that I don't ever buy anything else.

And magazines too! It's fab! No longer do I have to waste my money buying sleb tittle tattle!

I got all excited then, just downloaded the app and my local library is not on it

My library has been doing this for years too - you can't access all the books in the library though and it isn't 'overdrive' - something though your browser? Think you need to go to your council library site and the info should be there - you log in with your library details.
I haven't done it for a while because I prefer a real book - I spend most of the day looking at a screen and I want to rest my eyes - and also I often fall asleep reading in bed and as far as I could tell most ereaders turn off the 'sleep mode' on your tablet - so I woke up a few times with an almost flat battery and a tablet that had slipped under the covers and was boiling hot...which can't be good for it.

I do this with my Sony eBook. None of the libraries seem to do kindle books, just epub format. Android based devices can do it with overdrive or one of the eBook readers. My local library does magazines this way as well.

Imperial, Badders - I use the phone app when I'm travelling very light and don't want to cart anything extra about with me. When I'm busy with the dogwalking round, I sometimes end up with five or ten minutes between appointments, so I'll sit in the car and read it then. Since my car spends a lot of time parked in lonely places while I'm walking a gang of dogs, I really don't want to leave anything valuable in it. Once I broke my own rule and brought my bag with me because I was going to pay some cheques in on my way home. It was quite heavy as it had the diary in it as well as wallet etc. so I left it hidden in the car. Even though it was out of sight, some scrote had broken in to the car and grabbed the whole bag when I got back. They got about £12 cash. I got a massive pain involving cancelling cards, asking for replacement cheques from the clients, trying to work out what I'd been doing for the past eight months as the diary at that time was my main record keeping device. I'll bet everything that wasn't cash was thrown behind a hedge but I had to assume the worst.

The Kobo app does come up pretty clear, and you can change the intensity of the screen and font size easily.

I had no idea! I've just downloaded the overdrive app but my local library isn't on the list...? Help!

Ah.
I don't think I could use my phone to read on..too small.