Classes will cover all the basics — setup, downloading, and which
devices support library e-books and audiobooks.
Not exact matches
With just your voice, you can pull up photos from your Google Photos
library, make video calls with the Google Duo service, and, notably, play YouTube videos — potentially a big selling point for these
devices, given Google recently yanked
support for YouTube from Amazon Echo and Fire TV
devices.
Key elements of the Ripples experience include: • Wi - Fi enabled
device that neatly fits onto a counter top with a small 8.5» x 10.5» footprint • Creates high quality images or messages on foam topped beer in just 10 seconds • Ripples uses malt - based ink, producing beer - based shades and maintaining the natural beer experience •
Supports glasses up to seven inches tall • Ripples» provides content / images from its
library of hundreds of images and messages.
The dominKnow mobile player can be used as an on -
device content
library for job aids and performance
support, or for downloading any SCORM 2004 or Experience API (xAPI / TinCan) compliant content for offline consumption — with full synchronisation back to your LMS.
Because
library staff are asked to be the «geek squad» for new
devices, OverDrive will provide front line tech
support to help shoulder the initial burden of educating staff and patrons.
OverDrive, a company that works with more than 13,000
libraries worldwide to bring
library ebook and audiobooks to portable
devices and computers, has updated their BlackBerry app to add
support for EPUB
library ebooks, just in time for the upcoming release of the BlackBerry PlayBook.
«From OverDrive's world headquarters in northeast Ohio to the 50 countries in which our
library and school partners reside, we will continue to connect readers with books and institutions by
supporting all users and all popular
devices, while promoting open industry standard formats and best practices.
Close to 90 % of
libraries offer basic digital literacy training, and a significant majority
support training related to new technology
devices (62 %), safe online practices (57 %) and social media use (56 %);
Both
devices offer similar reading features like adding notes, highlights, bookmarks, both have dictionary lookup, translations, Wikipedia reference, each offers reading stats, social network sharing, search, table of contents, onboard stores, collections for organizing content, and both
support library ebooks and have a basic web browser that can download DRM free ebooks from free ebook websites.
Destiny 10.5 and FollettShelf integration, Williams added, gives administrators access to powerful tools to manage and share eBook collections, increase
library usage and
support mobile
device initiatives.
The format, which allows readers to not only read on PCs and Macs as well as portable
devices through Zinio dedicated apps but also
supports multiple - user simultaneous checkouts, lets lending
libraries select a portfolio of titles as well as a subscription based on different services offered.
The real benefit of Sony Reader
devices is that they also
support library lending, so if your local public
library offers this service (powered by OverDrive), you'll be able to borrow books for free.
OverDrive — The Kobo Aura One has OverDrive
support built - in to easily download free
library ebooks directly to the
device without having to use a computer or other
device.
Tamblyn pointed to both the affordability and the increased portability of
device reading, as more and more parents
support the ability to offer their children their entire
libraries of books to choose from while on the go over the summer months.
Bookstream — Cloud - based digital
library supports school districts to deliver accessible eBooks direct to students» portable
devices and assistive technologies for anytime reading.
Call me greedy, but the «perfect e-reading experience» would be a high - end e-ink
device running Android that would permit installation of the Kobo, Nook, Kindle and (here in Canada)
library Overdrive and any other Google Play
supported app on the same machine.
If you are down to copy your picture
library to the
device it
supports JPEG, BMP, PNG and GIF.
Along with one - touch access to customer
support, you'll get
device tips, a
library of resources, and more.
For those not in one of the large markets initially
supported (including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Dallas - Fort Worth), there are a few other updates to enjoy: a larger
library of old NBC shows (so if you miss Knight Rider as much as you should, your patience has now been rewarded), and added AirPlay
support (which is good for those using iOS
devices, with no word on a target for Chromecast
support).
While the project is aimed at studying how consumers purchase and use tablets and e-readers, a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is
supporting the project in order to determine how consumers interact with these
devices and
library services.
Interactive learning stations give readers the opportunity to search the host
library's digital collection, test out
supported eReading
devices, and sample eBooks, audiobooks, music and video.»
The FCC has taken a look at the Pandigital AW - NU706 ebook reader, and those who are more observant might be able to guess correctly that this
device will feature a 6 - inch display of the E-Ink variety, while its back end
support for a digital
library would come in the form of the Barnes & Noble e-book store.
Most ereaders
support library books but the process is easiest on the Aura One because it doesn't require using a second
device.
While both
devices let users lend books to friends and both platforms
support library - lending, the Nook Tablet also
supports the popular ePub format that's used in a number of other stores and free book collections.
Amazon can't claim eInk Pearl, and B&N can't claim
support for
library books, so it devolves into an argument over which
device's battery life is longer when measured in peculiar ways.
The apps previously only
supported MP3 audiobooks from
libraries, but now you can download and read ebooks on Android
devices and iPhone and iPod touches.
Sony noted in its statement that «thousands» of
libraries are already offering e-books that
support Sony Reader
devices, and a quick review found that more than 20
libraries in eastern Massachusetts are lending such e-books, which conform to the International Digital Publishing Forum's widely - used open format known as EPUB.
The research is
supported by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, «to look at how these
devices are affecting people's relationship with their local
libraries, the services those
libraries offer, and the general role of
libraries in communities.»
Owners of Kobo ereaders hoped that Kobo would added OverDrive
support directly to Kobo
devices like Sony did with the PRS - T1 to make it easy to browse and download
library ebooks directly.
Since Stanza
supports a wide range of formats, including EPUB, FB2, LIT, PDB, PDF, and TXT, most users will be able to transfer and read their entire eBook
library on just one
device.
The Kobo Aura One also remains the only Kobo
device with onboard Overdrive
support to download free ebooks from public
libraries.
Learn about the many
devices available, which ones
support downloadable
library books, and what you should consider before making a decision.
The Archos 70c is more than just an eBook reader, this is multimedia
device with features Adobe DRM
support for download and read all compatible formats eBooks, integrated with video, music and photo player functions, you can also browse the web, download apps and Bookmarks Manager for manage your
library, set bookmarks, and rotate the screen in portrait or landscape mode.
It has full
support for Table of Contents, bookmarks, CSS, a reference mode, printing, searching, copying, multi-page view, embedded fonts, and on and on... Download news / magazines from the web Calibre 64bit version can make sure you know what's happening and automatically deliver stories to your
device from hundreds of news sources like The Economist, New York Times, New Yorker Magazine, The Guardian, BBC News, National Geographic, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Scientific American, Wired Magazine, The Telegraph, Forbes, Ars Technica... Share and backup your
library easily Calibre comes with a handy web server to host your
library.
BlackBerry Access gives employees access to the vast
library of knowledge stored on corporate intranets, including multimedia resources, directly from their mobile
devices, with
support for iOS, Android ™, Windows ® and macOS.
The Nook
devices support «standard» Adobe DRM although you have to hook them up to a computer to authorize them, but once you do, you can sideload DRM'd content purchased from other vendors stores, checked out from the
library, etc..
Once you download an ebook, it becomes apart of your Kobo
library so that you can download it to other Kobo -
supported devices and Kobo applications.
And what if you've spent the past 5 years building your Kindle ebook
library but the B&N
device doesn't
support the Kindle app?
Once you download an ebook, it becomes apart of your Kobo
library so that you can download it to other Kobo -
supported devices and Kobo applications and sync the ebooks across platforms.
This is a
device that won't read the 1000 + ebooks that I already own; I can't read books encrypted for the Kindle on my other
devices; Amazon has already abandoned my digital
library once — they may be on the way to discontinuing mobipocket
support leaving me with a second set of dead files; the thought of my bookmarks and annotations stored on their servers while they extract statistical data is disquieting; Amazon's clout with publishers and pricing strategies may not leave them open to anti-trust suits but they are having a negative impact on etitles available to me.
Though it doesn't have the Kindle's audio capabilities (MP3) or text - to - speech functionality or any sort of peer lending features (with both the Kindle and Nook you can lend out certain titles you own), all the other core elements are here: there's a built - in e-book store that allows you to add titles right from the
device via Wi - Fi, and it
supports EPUB, PDF files, and e-book lending from your local
library (Adobe DRM).
One librarian detailed how the increased popularity of e-book reading
devices has resulted in
library staff spending more time on the basic tech
support: «Many of our older patrons received electronic
devices as gifts over the past two years.
We have also purchased a limited number of iKits ---- small collections of portable
devices including e-readers, tablets, and netbooks ---- and distribute them to
library staff in our branches for them to try out, learn, to
support customers, and to use as part of their day - to - day work.
NOOK customers can visit any of Barnes & Noble's 640 stores across the country for complimentary, personal
support, including help setting up their NOOK
device and organizing their
library.
We expect this change will significantly reduce
library support questions and provide excellent benefits to users like syncing reading progress across multiple
devices and saving
libraries and common searches.
Oregon State University
Libraries supported our study by granting us a competitive internal award to purchase 34 ereading
devices to give to Oregon State University
Libraries and Press staff members.
Importantly, as well as furnishing your chosen digital
device with an incredible gaming comic
library, by purchasing the Gaming Humble Comics Bundle, you'll also be
supporting the amazing work of AbleGamers!
«By
supporting development for multiple
devices and by adopting
libraries to create a variety of content not only limited to games, PS Suite SDK will not only help developers save their cost in creating new content but also allow them to efficiently create their content on one SDK and without having to create on several different SDKs,»
The app (for iOS and Android)
supports Wi - Fi streaming from your
device's
library, as well as Tidal, and hi - res tracks at up to 24bit / 192kHz resolution from your network drive.
Controlled by a smartphone app, they
support Wi - Fi streaming from your
device's
library, as well as Tidal and Spotify, and the speakers can even stream network audio at up to 24bit / 192kHz resolution.