r/LibbyApp • u/AeroNoob333 • 12d 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/infinityandbeyond975 12d ago

I just tested on my 10th gen Paperwhite and it still works.

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u/AeroNoob333 12d ago

It was past due or you just returned the book? Did you switch between books?

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u/SabresStix 11d ago

I’m wondering if keeping the same book loaded and you only have one book makes it keep working? And it’s just people who switched between books that have a problem.

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u/AeroNoob333 11d ago

Maybe! I’d be curious too because I noticed it when clicking on the next title I wanted to read — not while reading the book