Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?

Re:Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately impro... by gordon_freeman on Monday August 09, 2021 @02:18PM (#28120281)

Libby - I used to buy so many Kindle books and had an expensive Audible subscription a year ago but all that stopped when I discovered Libby. I can read ebooks and audiobooks right in the app using my local public library card for free and the entire UX of the app is just beyond awesome. I can now read/listen to 5-7 books a month using Libby.

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Re:Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately impro... by smsm42 on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @03:36AM (#28126097)

The winning combo for me is Libby + Hoopla + Library Extension for Chrome. Anytime I see something I'm interested in on Amazon, Goodreads, etc. - I immediately see (and can store for later reading/listening) if it's available via my local library. Can't count how many books I got this way, totally free.

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Re:Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately impro... by sancho_panza on Monday August 16, 2021 @11:47AM (#28199419)

This is a cheat code. Well done. Well done.

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Re:Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately impro... by tmaly on Monday August 09, 2021 @04:40PM (#28122087)

I do this with the Overdrive app and my local library. I think they have Libby also. I prefer the audit books during my commute to work.

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Re:Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately impro... by gordon_freeman on Monday August 09, 2021 @07:49PM (#28123716)

Libby is pretty much same as Overdrive just in a nicer package. In fact it's developed by the same company that created Overdrive so you can easily switch from OD to Libby. And I'm sure you won't regret as Libby has such a great polished UI compared to OD.

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Re:Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately impro... by criddell on Monday August 09, 2021 @03:13PM (#28121045)

Does this work with the eink Kindles?

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Re:Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately impro... by gordon_freeman on Monday August 09, 2021 @03:16PM (#28121096)

You can transfer your ebooks you borrowed from Libby to Kindle eReader for sure but you can't do that with Audiobooks though.

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Re:Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately impro... by strix_varius on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:02PM (#28124473)

Yes. You check out a book in Libby and tap “read with kindle.” Then it shows up in your kindle library like any other book.

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Re:Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately impro... by dublinben on Monday August 09, 2021 @09:29PM (#28124299)

The e-ink eReaders from Kobo have an integration with Overdrive, which is by the same company as Libby. Kindles are designed to sell you more books from Amazon.

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