Tag Archives: ebooks

Patron-driven ebook selection for Kindle loans at NCSU

September 11, 2009 – 9:38 am

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11th September 2009, The monthly “Library 2.0 Gang” podcast guest is Orion Pozo from North Carolina State University. They’ve rolled out a reader loan service with a couple of Sony Readers and a few dozen Kindles of various versions for students. Users select books to be loaded on the Kindle via an online request [...]

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Pushing the Envelope on EBooks

April 4, 2009 – 9:25 am

Thoughts on the UM Press Digital Move
by Sue Polanka
You’ve probably read the news about the University of Michigan Press going digital only with most of their titles.  They’ve decided to jump to the future business model ahead of many publishers, by going digital now, rather than later.  I like their reasoning for the move.  Phil [...]

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Kindle 2 Announced; Roy Tennant Yawns

February 10, 2009 – 6:06 pm

Amazon gave details of the Kindle 2 earlier this week. Click the image and here me talk a little about it and see the beginning of an Amazon video, which can be seen in its entirely here.
Details: Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, about a pencil width. Lightweight: 10.2 ounces, lighter than a [...]

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SUNY PRESS DECLARES “BOOKS UNBOUND”

April 16, 2008 – 2:22 pm

First UP to offer simultaneous electronic editions of new hardcover books
From No Shelf Required:
“SUNY Press has become the first university press in the United States to offer electronic editions of its frontlist titles. With monographs becoming increasingly expensive, often exceeding $75, SUNY Press officials say the new program is aimed at getting content into more [...]

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