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May 9, 2013 |
Baker & Taylor Releases New App for Axis 360 The new, free application for tablets and smartphones called axisReader allows patrons of libraries with the Axis 360 digital media platform to discover, checkout, and read ebooks in EPUB and PDF formats on their mobile devices.   |
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July 8, 2013 |
Going Social: Top Apps for Best Recommended Reads The apps listed here are all free, whether you opt to find a title to enjoy on your own or want to join a reading community to share your thoughts about your favorite bestseller with a virtual book club. |
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June 2, 2011
Paula J. Hane |
Sources for Free Ebooks and Ereader Software The majority of the free ebooks available are older, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books. Some sites, such as Amazon, offer newer free ebooks on limited time promotional offers. Barnes & Noble offers a limited number of Free Nook Books. The Sony Reader Store also offers some free ebooks. |
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May 20, 2010 |
OverDrive to Release Free eBook Reading Apps "The significant investments that libraries and retailers are making in premium ebook collections will have even greater value when users can access titles on their mobile devices," said David Burleigh, director of marketing for OverDrive. |
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January 19, 2009 |
Cleveland Public Library First to Offer EPUB Ebook Downloads Readers at both Cleveland Public Library and CLEVNET member libraries can check out and download EPUB eBooks from the library's download website. |
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July 2, 2007
Karie Kirkpatrick |
Injecting Life Into the Ebook: Adobe Digital Editions 1.0 Released Adobe announced the release of its new ebook software, Adobe Digital Editions. |
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August 31, 2009 |
Sony Announces Wireless Ebook Reader and Library Finder Sony Electronics, Inc. announced the third member of its new ebook Reader family, the Reader Daily Edition, a wireless model with 3G connectivity. |
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June 27, 2013 |
Springer Introduces French and Italian Ebook Collections There are about 330 ebooks in the three French collections and more than 400 titles in the two Italian collections, all published in 2005 or later. |
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September 29, 2011
Dan Tonkery |
Amazon Launches Library Ebook Lending Support for Kindle and an All-New Kindle Family Support for ebook lending is a major departure for Amazon and is an important milestone for libraries. Previously, Amazon only sold ebooks and did not support ebook lending for libraries even though there has been significant demand from libraries. |
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December 5, 2011 |
IndieBound Mobile Reading App Launches The just launched reading app allows book lovers to read ebooks purchased at their local, independent bookstores. |
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October 26, 2009 |
Barnes & Noble Introduces Ebook Reader; Collaborates on Standards The new device is an Android-based wireless touchscreen ebook reader with an E Ink display and a secondary color touchscreen for navigation. |
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February 13, 2014 |
Aquafadas Updates Go Live Aquafadas added more than 30 new features to version 3.2 of its Digital Publishing System for ebooks, e-magazines, and other digital content. |
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June 11, 2012 |
ebrary Announces New Android App ebrary's Android and iOS apps work with ebooks acquired under all of ebrary's acquisition models including the 75,000 titles available through Academic Complete, the industry's first and only aggregated ebook subscription to be designated as a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title. |
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August 20, 2009
Nancy Herther |
Sony Announces New Ebook Readers and EPUB Standard Support "Sony's adoption of EPUB is a smart strategy for them, because creating another proprietary format is pointless," says Michael Norris, senior analyst for trade books at Simba Information. |
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January 6, 2011 |
OverDrive Apps Now Support Direct Ebook Downloads The free apps include a "Get Books" feature that guides users to their local library's digital catalog of best-selling and new release titles, allowing them to easily browse, check out, and download with just their device. |
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March 4, 2014
Brandi Scardilli |
Who's Who in Ebook Subscription Services Here's the scoop on five popular ebook subscription services, including a comparison chart for quick reference. |
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November 5, 2012 |
iPublishCentral Powers New Bowker 'Book as an Android App' "Book as an Android App" allows authors and small publishers to use Bowker's www.myidentifiers.com to create Android-compatible ebook apps from any PDF or EPUB document, opening new sales channels. |
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June 19, 2014 |
Oyster Launches Android App The Oyster ebook subscription service now offers its free app to Android device and NOOK HD users via the Google Play store. |
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December 16, 2010
Nancy Herther |
Google's eBookstore Takes Ebooks to the Next Level On Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, after months of anticipation, Google officially launched Google eBookstore (previously called Google Editions), marking an important milestone for the ebook industry. |
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August 2, 2010 |
WebWorks Publishing Solution Supports iPad and ePUB Standard The company says that its ePublisher 2010 Mobile Plus release is the first enterprise solution to support the emerging ePUB standard to create ebooks readable on the newest generation of mobile content devices. |
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February 25, 2010 |
Over Drive Announces New Ebook Services for 2010 OverDrive, Inc., a distributor of ebooks and audiobooks for libraries and retailers, announced new services that will significantly expand its digital distribution network for copyrighted digital media. |
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April 12, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebook Tsunami -- From Antitrust to Burgeoning Sales The ebook tsunami is still in play; new issues, problems, and possibilities occur almost daily. We can do little more than watch, wonder, and improvise as the forces of innovation and commercialism work through this time of change in publishing. |
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March 24, 2011 |
Preview of eBooks on EBSCOhost Now Available--Goodbye NetLibrary The preview will allow librarians and end users to see how their library's collection of ebook titles from EBSCO/NetLibrary is being integrated into EBSCOhost. |
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July 7, 2008
Paula J. Hane |
Come to the World eBook Fair! This year, the theme of the fair is Own Your Own Library and it promises 1 million-plus books free for the taking. |
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August 2, 2010
Paula J. Hane |
Digital Lending Goes into OverDrive I'd been hearing some buzz this summer about various improvements made by OverDrive to its services for libraries-more content, mobile apps, simplified procedures, etc. |
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March 7, 2011
Barbara Quint |
New Lending Model for Ebooks in Libraries from Internet Archive's OpenLibrary The swirling, chaotic ebook revolution continues to generate controversies, particularly in the library arena. |
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November 2, 2009
Nancy Herther |
Internet Archive Dishes up BookServer as Digital Books Market Heats Up BookServer is intended to be easy-to-use, while respecting authors' and publishers' interests |
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November 28, 2011 |
OverDrive Announces Ebook Device 'Test Drive' Program for Libraries The program includes device recommendations and guidelines for setup, maintenance, and support, as well as best practices for institutions that want to stock and lend ebook readers and tablets to patrons. |
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April 19, 2010 |
Spring Design Now Shipping Multimedia Alex eReader Weighing only 11 ounces, the Android-based Alex eReader supporting ebooks in EPUB, PDF, HTML, and TXT formats, offers full internet browsing using WiFi connectivity, and later this year will also feature 3G and EVDO/CDMA connectivity. |
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November 19, 2012 |
New Findings Reaffirm Library Borrowers Are Also Buyers An extensive online poll of library ebook readers finds that these patrons purchase an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month, and a majority would consider purchasing books discovered on a library website. |
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December 19, 2013
Brandi Scardilli |
Moving Toward an Ebook Standard There are dozens of ways to make an ebook, but one format is emerging as the international standard: the EPUB. One day soon, the EPUB format may be the first ebook picture that comes to mind. |
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March 12, 2012 |
3M Cloud Library Announces Integration With Polaris ILS The 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service will now be integrated with the Polaris Integrated Library System, allowing patrons at participating libraries to discover both physical and digital collections from wherever they are browsing. |
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June 7, 2012 |
Impelsys Unveils iPublishCentral 4.0 With iPublishCentral 4.0, publishers can more aggressively pursue the key library market segment with the confidence that they're able to deliver mobile content to library patrons whenever and wherever they want that access. |
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July 1, 2014
Nancy K. Herther |
Libraries Continue to Battle for Fair Access to Ebooks Academic and special libraries have found comparatively fewer problems in gaining access to ebooks for their clients than school and public libraries. |
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January 7, 2013 |
Baker & Taylor and SirsiDynix Announce eResource Central Integration Under the partnership, the SirsiDynix eResource Central product will deliver seamless electronic resource and ebook access, offering both borrowing and purchase options to end users. |
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December 15, 2008
Dan Costa |
Sony Reader Digital Book (PRS-700) With the Amazon Kindle sold out, Sony's Reader is the best e-book reader you can buy right now... Stanza... |
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September 17, 2013
Barbara Brynko |
What's Trending in Ebooks The good news is that ebooks are holding their own and still commanding a sizable portion of the publishing pie. Consumer demand for ebooks is being heard in all market segments, including the library space. |
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April 28, 2011
Theresa Cramer |
Kindle Library Lending Announcement Raises Questions Kindle-using library patrons will now be able to get ebooks in their preferred format, and that's about the whole of it. |
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July 23, 2009 |
Barnes & Noble Launches eBookstore The eBookstore will enable customers to buy ebooks and read them on a wide range of platforms. |
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August 28, 2008 |
OverDrive Now Offers Penguin Group Audiobooks and eBooks to Public Libraries Public libraries can now lend downloaded audiobooks and ebooks by authors such as Stephen King and Nick Hornby to their patrons. |
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December 28, 2009 |
OverDrive Releases Android Audiobook App OverDrive, a global distributor of audiobooks and ebooks to libraries and retailers, announced the beta release of an audiobook app that enables Android phone and device owners to wirelessly download digital audiobooks. |
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June 2, 2015 |
3M Cloud Library Provides Enhancements for Patrons and Librarians They will offer a redesigned web patron interface for easier browsing and the ability for librarians to reclassify ebooks' age ranges. |
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June 4, 2015 |
ACS Introduces Mobile Content Delivery Solution ACS Publications, a division of ACS (American Chemical Society), launched its ACS2Go mobile content delivery solution to enrich the reading and browsing experience for ACS's journals, ebooks, archives, and style guide. |
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December 2011
Charles Hamaker |
FEATURE: Ebooks on Fire: Controversies Surrounding Ebooks in Libraries While it might not matter to the occasional or recreational reader, the ebook presents a host of challenges for the role of the book as transmitter, carrier, and shaper of our written word cultural heritage. |
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March 8, 2010 |
Two New Ebook Surveys Highlight Interesting Trends HighWire Press, a division of the Stanford University Libraries, has released the full results of a fall 2009 survey of librarians on their attitudes and practices related to ebooks |
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July 25, 2013 |
SwetsWise Gains Ebook Collection Swets signed an agreement with Edward Elgar Publishing making the publisher's 2,300 ebooks available in the SwetsWise catalog. |
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November 26, 2012 |
Market Analyst Announces Launch of eBook Reports Market Analyst, a value-added distributor of market research reports and business information, announced that it now offers market research reports in ebook formats from its web store. |
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July 7, 2015
Brandi Scardilli |
Digital Magazine Services for Your Library This Summer The following services help libraries offer e-magazines to their patrons. Read on to compare their features and for a sneak peek of what they're doing next. |
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August 13, 2012 |
ALA Releases Report on Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries The report, which was created by the ALA Digital Content and Libraries Working Group, suggests opportunities for publishers to showcase content through public libraries. |
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Sony Announces Inaugural Participants in Reader Library Program The program will provide participating libraries with in-house training on digital reading devices, educational materials to help librarians and patrons learn more about ebooks, and digital reading devices for library staff use and patron demonstrations. |
