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Subject:    Re: [PubLib] Circulating Kindles in Public Libraries
From:       Samantha Hudson <shudson () NWRLS ! COM>
Date:       2015-08-28 17:19:09
Message-ID: A1F160CB07291E46A04204472CA5770303B576077F9D () nt-mbx-01
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Hmmm, we'll have to try this.

Thank you!

Sam
________________________________________
From: Melanie Bell [mbell@chelseadistrictlibrary.org]
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 12:16 PM
To: Samantha Hudson
Subject: Re: [PubLib] Circulating Kindles in Public Libraries

I think if you just turn the whispersync off that will fix your issues. I k=
now it mentions syncing highlights and stuff but I think it also controls d=
ownloading content



To ensure Whispersync is enabled, or to disable Whispersync:

 1.  Go to Manage Your Content and Devices<https://www.amazon.com/mycd>. [ =
on your amazon account]
 2.  Select the Settings tab.
 3.  Under Device Synchronization (Whispersync Settings), set Whispersync D=
evice Synchronization to ON or OFF.

Melanie Bell | Network Administrator
Chelsea District Library | 221 S. Main St. Chelsea, MI 48118
734.475.8732 ext. 222 | mbell@chelseadistrictlibrary.org<mailto:mbell@chels=
eadistrictlibrary.org>

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Samantha Hudson <shudson@nwrls.com<mailto:=
shudson@nwrls.com>> wrote:
Hello,

Thank you for the information!
The only thing is, because one of them is a Fire our patrons seem to like l=
earning how to use it in addition to reading our ebooks, so it would be nic=
e
if they could still get on the Internet and download.
The only thing we can think of is making an Amazon account for each device =
so they don't share. We have a gift card for buying books that we can use
up so they can't make purchases, but we don't want what they download to ap=
pear on all devices.  However, this means re-purchasing ebooks. :(

Do you happen to know another way?

Thanks again!

Sam




________________________________________
From: Melanie Bell [mbell@chelseadistrictlibrary.org<mailto:mbell@chelseadi=
strictlibrary.org>]
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 4:34 PM
To: Samantha Hudson
Subject: Re: [PubLib] Circulating Kindles in Public Libraries

Hi,

We have six kindles currently circulating (all of them are paperwhites). Al=
l of our kindles are on the same account and share everything. However we h=
ave disabled whispersync so that if two different patrons are reading the s=
ame book on two different devices it won't keep syncing to the last read pa=
ge. We actually don't allow our patrons to download to the devices. We purc=
hased content for them through Amazon's whispercast service (because it mak=
es it easy to build a cart of ebooks). That content has been downloaded by =
staff to each of the kindles and added to the MARC record for our kindles. =
We also used the parental controls to make it so they cannot access the int=
ernet or purchase books or apps. I'm on my way out the door today but pleas=
e feel free to contact me if you'd like more information.

Good luck!

Melanie Bell | Network Administrator
Chelsea District Library | 221 S. Main St. Chelsea, MI 48118
734.475.8732 ext. 222<tel:734.475.8732%20ext.%20222> | mbell@chelseadistric=
tlibrary.org<mailto:mbell@chelseadistrictlibrary.org><mailto:mbell@chelsead=
istrictlibrary.org<mailto:mbell@chelseadistrictlibrary.org>>

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Bill Harmer <bharmer@chelseadistrictlibrar=
y.org<mailto:bharmer@chelseadistrictlibrary.org><mailto:bharmer@chelseadist=
rictlibrary.org<mailto:bharmer@chelseadistrictlibrary.org>>> wrote:
I assume ours are set so people can't download their own books?
Linda

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Samantha Hudson <shudson@nwrls.com<mailto:shudson@nwrls.com><mailto:s=
hudson@nwrls.com<mailto:shudson@nwrls.com>>>
Date: Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 3:57 PM
Subject: [PubLib] Circulating Kindles in Public Libraries
To: PUBLIB@oclc.org<mailto:PUBLIB@oclc.org><mailto:PUBLIB@oclc.org<mailto:P=
UBLIB@oclc.org>>


Hello,

We currently have two Kindles, a Fire and a Keyboard, circulating at our li=
brary.
This is a new project for us and we are having an issue.

Currently, because the Kindles are on the same Amazon account, they share e=
verything.
Patrons can download on these devices, so what one patron downloads, anothe=
r can see.
Right now we can only think of creating two separate accounts for them so t=
hey won't share, but does anyone who has done a project like this know of a=
nother way?
We would like to get more Kindles and not have to make accounts for each on=
e.

Thank you,

Samantha "Sam" Hudson, MLIS
Reference Librarian I
Bay County Public Library
898 W 11th St =95 Panama City, FL 32401
850-522-2107<tel:850-522-2107><tel:850-522-2107<tel:850-522-2107>>



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