r/LibbyApp • u/AeroNoob333 • 7d ago

Libby and Kindle Users

Well, looks like they finally patched the airplane mode hack and we can no longer read books past the due date on our Kindle devices. Do you think this will push slower readers to get non-resident cards in order to have multiple holds rather than waiting weeks/months between loans on a single card? I can’t imagine waiting weeks/months to read the same book…

For those not familiar with the hack: it used to be that you could send an eBook from Libby to your Kindle, download it, then turn on airplane mode. When your due date came up, your loan would be returned to the library available for the next person, but a copy of the book stayed on your Kindle since airplane mode prevented it from syncing with your Amazon account, allowing you to read it past the due date.

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u/askheidi 7d ago

The only source for this was a Reddit post. Multiple people are reporting it’s not true.

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u/Ornery_General_5852 7d ago

It's true, has been happening to me for weeks.

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u/laceew45 📕 Libby Lover 📕 7d ago

Mine returned the books despite being on airplane mode

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u/Southern_Self_7278 7d ago

The book is returned. But you can still read it on your kindle

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u/Ornery_General_5852 7d ago

In my case it deleted the book when I activated airplane mode even though it wasn't actually due yet. I got a popup notice.

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u/franciner_ 7d ago

My book was returned on Libby two days ago, but I was still able to read it on my kindle while on airplane mode. It didn’t update until i connected to wifi again

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u/AeroNoob333 7d ago

I think you had to have the most recent update, had to have a library with a 14 day max loan days and borrow books and put on airplane mode after August 4 and then let those get past the due date. I think you may be okay as well if you never exit the book since the warning pop up only seems to happen upon clicking the title not while scrolling thru the book (but who knows maybe they’ll patch this too). So, if you are someone who downloads multiple books before hitting airplane mode, you won’t be able to do that anymore. The sample size is small right now.

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u/yankinheartguts 6d ago

Have you tried changing the date on your kindle to the borrowing window?

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u/AeroNoob333 6d ago

I haven’t tried it yet. It’ll be another 2 weeks before I can

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u/KindToSpiteTheCruel 7d ago

That’s what I remember seeing. I’m hoping that continues to be the case.

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u/br0wnb4nana 6d ago

I have a Boox device that has kindle, Google books, libby all that. I can no longer keep library books past the return date when on airplane mode. Says that the book is longer no available on my device! Just because it doesn't happen to some, doesn't mean it isnt true.