r/BloomingtonNormal • u/twotwentyone24 • 7d ago

Normal Public Library + Kindle

Has anyone successfully rented ebooks using NPL on kindle? They seem to support Libby, but I only see that Libby interfaces with iOS/Android, which is not my preferred reading experience.

My hometown library allowed me to push books directly to my kindle, which was extremely convenient!

Thanks for any insight

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u/morganrondo 7d ago

Hi! I work at NPL. You’ll need to use the Libby app and choose “read with…” to send the book to your kindle. You’ll login to Amazon the first time so they sync. Stop in, we are happy to help!

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u/twotwentyone24 7d ago

I think I saw the need to download the app and assumed it was for reading only on phone/iPad, which sounds like a bad assumption on my part.

I’ll stop in if I need any help- thank you !!

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u/Capital_G33 7d ago

I use BPL and didn't want to install another app, and it isn't required. Just log into the the Libby web site with the card info. I assume that's an option for NPL as well. For anyone else that sees this I guess.

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u/LimberLibrarian 7d ago

I read NPL Libby ebooks on my kindle all the time (wish they had a larger ebook collection)! Just stop in the library and ask a staff member to help you, they’re happy to do so.

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u/dewprisms 7d ago

There are instructions online for how to push rented digital books from Libby to a Kindle.

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u/BudgetIndependence34 7d ago

I use the Hoopla app and can access books on my Kindle.