Did you know you can check out library books on your electronic reading devices? (I was going to say Kindle, but you may have something different and I don't want to alienate anyone) You can! It's a pretty simple affair, too, and you have your standard three weeks to read the book before it magically disappears from your device.* Well, I am all about checking out books from my library rather than buying, and if I can do that on my Kindle, then all the better. The selection isn't awesome, but I managed to find some good books that I've been meaning to read.
Unfortunately, everyone else has been meaning to read them, too. I put a hold on several and was thrilled to receive this email today.
The following title is now available for check out and will be held for you for 4 days (96 hours) from the time this email was sent:
Fool: A Novel by: Christopher Moore eBook
Please visit the Los Angeles Public Library website http://e-media.lapl.org and select the 'My Waiting List' link from the 'My e-Media Account' page. From there, you'll be able to add this title to your cart and proceed to check out. If you do not check this title out within 4 days (96 hours), the hold on this title will expire. Please note the time sent is EST (Eastern Standard Time). Your hold will expire 3 hours earlier in PST (Pacific Standard Time).
Why was an email from the LOS ANGELES public library sent EST? Forgetting the fact that it was really sent in EDT, why mention the time zone at all? The time stamp on the email is local time, so why does it matter? 96 hours from 12:00am in New York is the same time as 96 hours from 9:00pm in LA. Hmmm.
I'm excited about the book, though. I love me some Christopher Moore.
*I'm assuming here. I read the first book I checked out in one night and haven't checked on it since, so I'm not sure if it's still on there.
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