Sentences with phrase «library ebook readers»

Our experience suggests that library eBook readers tend to be proud of what they read and are more likely to share their lists on social media than to hide anything.

that will allow for simultaneous access to high - demand titles by library eBook readers.

ReadersFirst doesn't sanction or promote any device; however, since many library eBook readers use Kindles (and often not the newest version), we thought we'd share this news from Amazon, mostly so that our member librarians know and can be ready to answer trouble - shooting questions from patrons at library desks and help lines.

Overdrive does have a number of major companies still supporting ebook lending such as; Random House, HarperCollins, John Wiley, Harlequin Romance, Kensington, Perseus, Sourcebooks, Scholastic, Chronicle, among others, and hundreds of their best - selling authors strongly support and are partnering with OverDrive to build stronger connections to library eBook readers.

An extensive online poll was conducted with over 75,000 library ebook readers and it found that these patrons purchase an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month.

Not exact matches

-- History of the McGuffey Readers With this presentation you can quickly access the links, read the terms of use, and download the eBooks to your digital library.

24 % of school libraries loan out ebook readers; about 50 % of schools have a one - to - one policy, which means that each student has his or her own tablet / device for at least part of a school day.

For instance, in March 2012, nearly 60 percent of readers browsed — defined as exploring the catalog without a targeted search term — public library ebook collections to discover new content.

We chose to sit in on the panel «The Tipping Point: How eBooks Impact Libraries, Publishers and Readers» with Barbara Fister, Eli Neiburger and Steve Potash.

It's the latter that has prompted the UK government to legislate so that patrons in libraries can download digital editions to their ebook readers without libraries infringing copyright.

The Digital Editions reader is a bare - bones, stripped - down version of Adobe's standard Reader product (eg, it has no collaboration features) and is operated with simple controls that are optimised for basic reading tasks such as page turning, scrolling, changing the size of typefaces, and organising ebooks into a «library» for easy storage and retrreader is a bare - bones, stripped - down version of Adobe's standard Reader product (eg, it has no collaboration features) and is operated with simple controls that are optimised for basic reading tasks such as page turning, scrolling, changing the size of typefaces, and organising ebooks into a «library» for easy storage and retrReader product (eg, it has no collaboration features) and is operated with simple controls that are optimised for basic reading tasks such as page turning, scrolling, changing the size of typefaces, and organising ebooks into a «library» for easy storage and retrieval.

The eGO app will bring all of the library's eBooks into one easy - to - use eBook reader.

Adobe Digital Editions is used by millions of libraries and readers to transfer eBooks to their devices.

The Axis 360 Browser Reader will allow public and school libraries can utilize web ‐ access terminals as ebook reading stations so library patrons do not need to bring their own devices to read e-books at the library.

It's Amazon's, thanks to the blunders it committed by yanking ebooks from kindle readers» libraries, and deciding arbitrarily to block users.

The library has 26 branches and all of them have Sony ebook readers for people to try.

Today, Bilbary announced its first major US library partnership that will put ebooks in front of readers and much needed funding in library pockets.

A workshop on libraries and ebooks was held with Skip Dye, VP, Library and Academic Sales, Random House; George Coe, President, Library & Education, Baker - Taylor; Barbara Genco, Manager, Special Projects, Library Journal; Stephanie Anderson, Head of Readers Advisory, Darien Library; and Heather McCormack,... [Read more...]

3M's Cloud Library eBook Lending Service and the Polaris Integrated Library Service allow member libraries to purchase digital titles for patron use, so this partnership will only serve to strengthen the program offerings for ebook reaeBook Lending Service and the Polaris Integrated Library Service allow member libraries to purchase digital titles for patron use, so this partnership will only serve to strengthen the program offerings for ebook reaebook readers.

Staff created this program to reach out to library customers and provide readers advisory focused on «hidden gems» in the eBook collection.

«eBooks and audiobooks are serving more kids, young adults, travelers, students and readers of all genres of books than ever through innovative tools and expanded digital catalogs that our library partners offer.»

A workshop on libraries and ebooks was held with Skip Dye, VP, Library and Academic Sales, Random House; George Coe, President, Library & Education, Baker - Taylor; Barbara Genco, Manager, Special Projects, Library Journal; Stephanie Anderson, Head of Readers Advisory, Darien Library; and Heather McCormack, Collection Development Manager, 3M Cloud Library.

As readers of eBooks continue to expand their reading preferences, they may find that their library or school doesn't offer digital audiobooks or videos.

More importantly, it's an acceptable solution when considering that the alternative is to not be able to offer ebook lending to their patrons, an initiative that libraries will have to offer if they plan to move forward into a future where so many readers are going digital.

71 % of readers who borrow ebooks use the library for ebook discovery and 40 % use the libraries ebook catalog for discovery.

Major publishers and publishing associations seem to fear that libraries could circulate ebooks to thousands of readers, decimating their profits.

Readers at five library systems borrowed more than 3 million digital books and seven libraries circulated more than 2 million eBooks and audiobooks.

We created and delivered a three - part seminar series that explored ebooks from the perspectives of readers, library staff and prospective authors.

I like the Nook better than the Kindle (my deciding reason being that the Nook works with the library ebooks and Kindle doesn't), ergo that is what I bought, and all books should be available for Nook (and Sony and Kobo and the oodles of other readers half the world's never heard of) just the same as for Kindle.

I have asked my readers who have library accounts where they borrow ebooks to ask their local libraries to look into getting my ebooks.

4) Because of Indy publications for both print and ebook formats, more female authors are getting published and therefore getting purchased by libraries and into the hands of readers.

For avid readers who can't find the time to visit their local library or struggle to carry giant tomes of awesomeness around with them, eBooks have become a convenient way to consume books.

Meanwhile, please donate money, give your used print books and sponsor the purchase of ebooks for your local public libraries so that ALL authors» work becomes available to more readers!

What does an ebooks marketplace look like if, in addition to libraries, content providers are equally committed to a sustainable ecosystem that enables viability for all players — publishers, vendors, authors, libraries and, of course, readers?

Earlier this month, Sony announced that it was converting its entire content library to the EPUB format to make its eBook store compatible with multiple devices and its Reader devices open to multiple sources for content.

Sending your ebook to multiple ebook retailers allows you to reach more readers, and when you use a service like EBSCO, you can distribute your book to libraries, too.

Library Director Catherina was so excited to share her library's digital collection of eBooks, audiobooks and video with her community of French and English readers.

With an ebook reader, you can fit your personal library on a thinner - than - paperback - size device — one that's easy to toss in a bag and hold one - handed — and recharge only every few weeks.

We've taken care of it all, and make it easy for our readers to pay in multiple currencies, download eBooks, and store their entire library in the cloud.

Although most libraries offer eBooks that are compatible with computers, Sony Reader and a handful of other digital devices, many of their downloadable offerings can not be read on Amazon's Kindle or the Apple's iphone, both very popular e-readers.

The library can be a magnet for ebook discovery and a distribution platform for helping authors self - publish... The article mostly broadens our awareness of how a library and its expert staff can help ensure that the right title finds the right reader at the right time — and how the considerable research expertise can help deepen and strengthen the research in the book.

Acrobat eBook Reader was meant to read PDF files of copyrighted books, while adding notes and bookmarks, visualizing the book covers in a personal library, and browsing a dictionary.

Barbara elegantly collapses into one sentence the last several years of the ebook wars and, even more importantly, identifies all stakeholders in the reading ecology: not just publishers and libraries, but authors and readers.

This is sort of a big deal because KoReader brings a whole lot to the party... like 2 column landscape, night mode, Kobo's * complete * control over the ebook experience (as you say in the video) within KoReader, * very * easy ebook organization (KoReader understands folders so organizing a library is trivial) AND a * much * better PDF reader with text reflow.

With a pilot program underway at Ohio's Warrensville Heights Public Library, OverDrive Media Station invites readers to browse, sample and discover library eBooks within the physical branch.

This partnership opportunity offers competitively priced ebooks to avid digital readers as well as helping patrons feel good about their reading purchases, as they help the patrons» own libraries with each click.

Unlimited Ebooks gives readers the ability to download as many books as you want from an extensive online library.

The survey also found that dedicated ebook reading devices — including Kindle, Sony Reader and Nook — were the devices most used to read ebooks from the library (84 %).

With so many libraries offering ebook lending and with giants like Amazon offering lending through the Prime membership, it may take readers a while to adapt to subscriptions for books.

It's not a secret that digital publishing and ebooks have opened up a world of literature to astute readers who otherwise would have had no opportunity to browse and purchase key titles in their libraries.