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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you need to place multiple holds on the same book? I have two library cards and I just pick the one with the shortest line.[/quote]
Sometimes the estimate isn’t accurate because people have multiple hoods going for a book.

So you’re #3 in line, but two people ahead of you have multiple holds on the book and get it from another library. You get the book faster than if you are #2 on a list where the person ahead of you isn’t going to drop out. You can’t predict it.

Also, one of my libraries throws me to the front of the line sometimes. I can’t predict it. I place the hold and sometimes get a surprise![/quote]

Librarian again.  Overdrive wait time estimates are notoriously bad. I don’t know if any systems in the DMV do this, but in past consortial systems I’ve worked in, individual libraries can add copies that go to their cardholders first, and Overdrive doesn’t take that into account. A library system can also purchase extra copies of a title if there are a lot of holds, which will bring the wait time down. And in addition to people cancelling holds, there might be people in line ahead of you who aren’t ready for the book yet, so they go back in line and you get the title early. Or they return the book early, but the estimates assume everyone keeps the book for the full loan period.  There are all kinds of variables. [/quote]

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