By: kld3h_mtsu_s10 on 2/4/10
I think it is great that Limbaugh has started using the R.E.A.D.S. service. It opens up a vast array of resources that people can use from home. The way that this works really is just like an online library. If you want to check out an e-book, you have to reserve one of the available copies. Each library system only has a certain amount of each e-book to lend. So, just like in an actual library, if there is only one e-book in stock, and it has already been checked out, you would have to wait for the lending period of the person who has checked it out to end.

R.E.A.D.S can be accessed pretty easily as well. You simply follow a link from the Limbaugh website, choose your library system, and enter your library card number. There is no online registration- as long as you are up to date in the library's records, you are able to use R.E.A.D.S. There is actually an added benefit of using R.E.A.D.S. that is not available with hard copy books. There is a rating system on the site that is used by the people who check out the books. So, you can view other opinions of a book first hand before you even check it out.