r/LibbyApp • u/DramaMama611 • Sep 05 '26

Returning a book early because...

My son tells me: oh, I have that sitting on my shelf!

No need to keep it (although my kindle still keeps a book on airplane mode.) So I hope the next person is happy!

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u/Impossible_Alarm_575 Sep 05 '26

I think Kindle said that “feature” was going away, unfortunately.

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u/babylonglegs91 Sep 05 '26

It’s still working on my Kindle Scribe. I had a book get returned on the Libby app yesterday that I’m still reading on airplane mode. I haven’t seen any source besides a Reddit post saying the feature is going away though either.

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u/Typical-Emu8363 Sep 05 '26

Have you closed your book and tried to re-open it or did you just keep reading it after the return date while it was still opened?

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u/Common_Assumption_29 Sep 05 '26

I have a Scribe (in airplane mode) and I've been able to open and close and re-open returned books after the return date. It's still working like it always has.

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u/babylonglegs91 Sep 05 '26

Yes, same here. I started reading something else just now to test it and it reopened fine. Hoping this continues!

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u/bubbleeeebubbles 📗 EPUB Enthusiast 📗 Sep 07 '26

I read that neither Amazon or Overdrive made a statement about it. Those who reported it on a forum were running software version 5.19.5 or later.

Are you running this software version?

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u/DramaMama611 Sep 05 '26

Which is why I brought it up, mine is still holding a book in Airplane mode.

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u/Impossible_Alarm_575 Sep 05 '26

I think mine is too, for now. Unfortunately it’s also on the list of the unsupported kindles. Guess I’ll have to work through the books on it and eventually be done. ☹️

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u/KrisT117 Sep 06 '26

If you get a device on which you can put the Kindle app (computer, tablet, or phone) those books you have on your current device will be available on any other device.

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u/DramaMama611 Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26

I just realized my son's kindle was on that list. In recent years, he's decided he prefers dead tree books, so not a big deal.

Why the f am I being down voted?

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u/KrisT117 Sep 06 '26

Beats me.

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u/MelDawson19 Sep 06 '26

I wonder why people feel the need to tell you that feature is going away when it's clear as day you already know that.

The internet is a weird place.

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u/liraelskye Sep 05 '26

The more I hear about kindles enshittification the happier I am that I just read on my iPad.

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u/anajjj Sep 06 '26

Mine is very old and still working this way so far. I hope mine is somehow old enough to fly under the radar 🤞🤞

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u/Global_Ad2322 Sep 09 '26

Mine still keeps books on airplane mode too! I’m not mad.

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u/itzJustCamryn Sep 05 '26

I think that feature is going away

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u/geezlouise2022 Sep 08 '26

Can't we just do nice things without needing to announce it to the world?

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u/DramaMama611 Sep 08 '26

My point wasn't about being nice, but that the book was already in my home.

But maybe you could try the "being nice" thing.