The Adobe
platform supports library lending and in fact is at the heart of Overdrive's public library e-book lending service.
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.
Not exact matches
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University researchers have received a $ 555,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to
support development and evaluation of a unique online
platform for gathering, curating and sharing Native American
library and archive collections nationwide.
Designed to
support schools as they are introducing the Common Core reading and writing lessons to their students, LightSail's literacy
platform uses proven tools such a
library of great books, Common Core -...
Structured around strong functionality and a premium ready - made content
library, the
platform reduces teacher workload while
supporting improved performance metrics.
With Spotlight, parents are texted a link to a personalized video that provides context about their child's report card, such as a history of the child's performance in core subjects, areas for growth, and recommendations to further
support the child's learning — like attending the local
library's reading group or using a free online math
platform.
Using a rich
library of NSF - funded classroom videos, the
platform includes authentic examples and learning activities that
support teachers new to the math workshop model.
When built in the right manner and delivered via
platforms offering the right set of capabilities for storing, embedding, managing, tracking and searching for content, you can gain the dual benefits of effective upfront learning, and a resource
library offering performance
support long after the initial training.
Formerly the BlackBerry app only worked with audiobooks and now that it
supports library ebooks as well, that makes four different mobile
platforms you can get free ebooks from
libraries with — Android, iPad / iPhone, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry — plus desktop computers of course.
In a very bold move, Coates essentially offered the Bilbary
platform free to all public
libraries in the US, if the interest and
support were there.
«Far more than a search interface or e-book
platform, Literati was built with continual input and
support from
libraries to help them achieve their strategic goals through our technology and customizable services.»
OverDrive is the leading
platform for ebook and audiobook lending to public and school
libraries, with over 30,000
supported libraries worldwide.
The
platform fee buys access to the content for
library patrons, it buys access to the purchasing site so
libraries can license additional content, it buys reports so the
libraries can figure out what to buy and what not to buy, and it buys customer
support for both patrons and
libraries,.
Calibre developer Kovid Goyal released today, March 10, 2017, a new maintenance update to the open - source and cross-platform ebook
library management software for all
supported platforms, including GNU / Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows.
The Follett - EBSCO partnership provides schools with the flexibility to purchase EBSCO eBooksâ «cents on Titlewave, a
platform already integral to their workflow, and provides an easy, cost - effective way for
libraries to provide educators with full - text EBSCO eBooks coverage to
support their curricula.
There are still lots of options to customise font types and sizes, as well as margins, and all the exclusive features we love — like the ability to sync with Pocket (so you can easily read saved web articles in more comfort, whenever you like) and
support for the OverDrive ebook lending
platform (which is widely used by Australian
libraries)-- are still in place.
Maura Marx, acting director of IMLS, said, «We
support work toward a national digital
platform for
libraries, and we believe that open, shared e-content solutions such as Library Simplified have the potential to be an important part of that
platform.
The retailers and
library platforms that dedicate such enormous effort to
supporting our indie authors and small presses; thank you Apple, Barnes & Noble, OverDrive, Kobo and more!
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.
The amazing team here at Smashwords: Our development team spends every day dreaming up and developing new tools to give our authors and publishers a competitive advantage; our service and vetting teams dedicate their days to
supporting our authors, publishers and sales channels; our merchandising team works to promote our authors at major retailers and
library platforms; our marketing team focuses almost 100 % of its effort empowering indie authors with best practices knowledge they can use anywhere, even if they don't publish with Smashwords; our finance team manages the inflow and outflow of money to ensure our authors and publishers are paid on time, every month; and my wife, advisor and confidant, Lesleyann, without whom I would have never co-written a novel about soap operas that started this grand adventure.
By contrast, Smashwords partner OverDrive, the world's largest
library ebook
platform, doesn't
support free books and prices all sub - $ 1.99 and free Smashwords ebooks at $ 1.99.
As for the front - line educators» role, Knezek reiterated the organization's
support, saying that
library media specialists will maintain a place in ISTE's advocacy
platform.
Readium LCP helps publishers by encouraging interoperability among e-reading
platforms and service providers while maintaining an adequate level of content protection and
supporting content access models that depend on access control, such as rental, subscription, and
library lending.
In a blog post, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the company
supports the Honest Ads Act, a proposed bill in Congress that would require large digital
platforms to keep a public
library of the paid political ads that appear on their sites.
The open
platform Shield will
support 4K HDR casting via Nvidia GameStream, and allow gamers to access on - demand PC games, including Ubisoft's catalog of AAA titles, as well as the vast
library of new Android games.