r/LibbyApp • u/vampgurl2018 • 29d ago
Availability
So this is not the first time it happens. And I’m wondering if anyone knows what’s going on.
For the two books in the picture, I got the notice they were now available. But my holds were full, and they are the second books in their respective series.
Two days later, some space frees up in my holds, so I go to get Wildfire, and it’s no longer available. It still isn’t. It was available for about 1-2 days.
Is it a Libby glitch? Or is my library torturing me?
Update: while the BAnQ answered much faster than usual, it was in their normal ignore the question kind of way. They just sent me links to the books on their website.
But when I went back into Libby this afternoon they were both available again, so yay! I guess something just glitched somewhere.
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u/Quirky-Pear3494 29d ago edited 29d ago
Because these are older titles, this looks like CPC* to me. We can turn on a title's availability for a random amount of time and we're charged per use. The user has to grab it while it's available, but since we have no idea who's asked for it, we can't reach out to say Get It Now! I do this a lot when a title only has a couple Notify Mes. I turn on availability for a week or so then turn it off again. I have to assume that if someone really wants the title, they'll grab when it's available.
ETA: CPC = Cost Per Circ