Review: Library Extension app

[merrileemakes]

Okay so here's me pushing the boundaries of "you can review anything" even further. Have y'all heard about Library Extension? It's a Chrome/Firefox/Edge extension that pops a box almost seamlessly into major book sites, like Amazon, Kobo, Google Books and GoodReads, and tells you if any of pre-defined set of libraries has that book.

It searches by title rather than ISBN so it picks up physical, ebook and audiobook editions of the title you're looking at. And links you straight to the page to borrow.



It currently has the catalogue of over 5000 libraries, including catalogues of subscription services like Kobo Plus, Scribd and Everand. And if they don't have your local library you can ask and they'll try to add it.

Unfortunately it works on desktop browsers. And the title search does occasionally give you a random title and not the one you're looking at. But overall 9/10 will make my TBR list groan until it dies no regrets

Comments

[spiralsheep]

::looks at your "mood"::

I hope you feel better soon.

And I think this is a very useful review. I hope more people follow your lead and review book-related necessities too, not necessarily this month but before the big western gift-giving festival seems ideal.

[pedanther]

I use this! I've found it very useful, and had good interactions with the developer when I was trying to get my local library added.

Unfortunately, my local library's catalogue system for the physical holdings doesn't play well with third-party applications like this, so I can only get results from the ebook catalogue. (Come to think of it, that might be part of why I've read so many more ebooks lately.) But even that is very helpful and often makes me aware of options I might not have considered.

[matsushima]

This is so cool!!

I've sent them a message asking about support for non-Latin alphabets and a request for my nearby library so my students can use it.

[inchoatewords]

I use this and it's very helpful! You can also add OpenLibrary if you read books from the Internet Archive.

[white_aster]

I love this extension. It works on Storygraph, too!

[maevedarcy]

they're not in my country I'm almost in tears ;-; I can't afford to buy more books and this would make my life so much easier... oh well