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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've seen a few ads for Scribd.  For $8.99 a month, you gain access to their library of e-books.

I'm wondering if anyone here has subscribed and do you think it is worth it?

I'm an avid reader and I use the library Overdrive App for e-books and audio books.  I also buy books at Amazon, B&N and the thrift shop.

I like Overdrive for reading at work during breaks or listening to books in the car.  The problem is there is very long wait lists for new and popular books.  All of my holds seem to come in at one time and you can't renew a book beyond the 21 day check out.

I had A Fine Balance, Sisterhood and Where'd You Go Bernadette all arrive to my account within two days.  I only made it through two of them during the 21 day check out.  Now I'm back to the bottom of the wait list for book 3.

Still, I'm not sure if my reading habits will warrant the monthly fee or if the issues I have with Overdrive will resolve with Scribd.

http://www.scribd.com/[/quote]

Download the books from Overdrive to the hard drive of your computer.  They will stay there permanently, rather than disappear after three weeks the way they do when you download them to your iPhone.  When you're ready to listen to a book, you can import it to iTunes through your computer, then set up a Playlist and upload it to your phone (or whatever you use to listen to audiobooks.)

I know this is not the way you're supposed to use Overdrive.  But I feel ok about it because I'm not reproducing the audiobooks for distribution or for anyone else's use.  I'm just holding them on my hard drive until I have time to catch up with books that all came in at the same time.  YMMV.[/quote]

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