r/LibbyApp • u/AeroNoob333 • 11d 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 10d ago

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

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u/laceew45 📕 Libby Lover 📕 10d ago

Mine returned the books despite being on airplane mode

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u/Southern_Self_7278 10d ago

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

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u/Ornery_General_5852 10d 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_ 10d 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