This notation will appear on your bookshelf next to a book that has been requested, during the 1-hr delay before a request is submitted to you.  The notation alerts the sender that an order for a book is in process, so that the sender will not delete the book during this time.

• There is an approximately 1-hr delay between the time a book is requested by the requestor and the time that the request is submitted (and the auto-email notification sent) to the sender.
  • This delay allows time for the requestor to change her mind and cancel the request, with minimal confusion to the sender.
  • This delay does not apply to auto-requested Wish List books.
• The 1-hr delay is removed if the requestor sends a Personal Message to the sender during that hour, by clicking the button on the active request.
  • If that happens, the book will immediately be removed from the bookshelf, and
  • the pending request will appear on the sender's account page, and
  • an email notification of the request will be sent to the sender.

• If the book is a Wish Listed book, and this notation appears on your bookshelf (instead of appearing as a pending Wish List  offer on your account page):
  • that means the item was set to auto-request on the member's Wish List.
  • An auto-requested item is treated as a regular request; the offer/confirmation step is skipped over by the system and the 1-hr delay applies.

Related Links:

How to request a book
How to Respond to a Request
How to send a book
If you get a request in email, but cannot find it in your account...
How do I cancel a request?