Sentences with phrase «read library e-books»

There are exceptions, but the more user - friendly apps we have tried do not support DRM and can therefore not be used to read library e-books.

My advice: check out the e-book selection at your local library (or any other library you can join; some will allow out - of - area residents to join for a fee) to see if they have books you're interested in before buying an e-reader based on its ability to read library e-books.

The sale price makes the Kobo somewhat competitive, and I do like the very light weight and ability to read library e-books on the Kobo.

Many teenagers in Houston tote cell phones, but don't know they can read library e-books for free on their phones.

Go here for software tips on reading library e-books and perhaps even conjuring up text to speech.

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With a library of more than 2.2 million e-books, with five million customers in 100 countries so far, the Toronto - based e-book retailer has shown potential to build itself into Amazon's chief global rival for digital reading, concentrating on markets like Europe where the American company isn't as strong.

Intelligent software could monitor your e-book library and notify you of passages related to the business plan or legal document you're reading.

E-books you borrow from the library may soon be stored on the cloud and available to read in your web browser.

E-book readers continue to be a popular item, offering a way for people who enjoy reading to carry entire libraries around with them.

And they won't miss the apps now AWOL from the Fire's marketplace, such as the OverDrive software to read free e-books from libraries, because they never used them in the first place.

Libraries that do business with Overdrive to power their e-book collection are likely familiar with Big Library Read.

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.

This is a program that has been transpiring for a number of years and basically gives libraries the ability to have access to a free e-book title to loan out an unlimited number of times during a small... [Read more...]

This is a common misconception because according to a new report 50 % of the e-Books that were read in the library in the past 12 months were than purchased... [Read moreread in the library in the past 12 months were than purchased... [Read moreRead more...]

Starting this March subscribers will be issued Monthly Read credits that will enable them to read three e-books and one audiobook every month from the full Scribd library, while still being able to read an unlimited number of books from Scribd Selects, a rotating selection of titRead credits that will enable them to read three e-books and one audiobook every month from the full Scribd library, while still being able to read an unlimited number of books from Scribd Selects, a rotating selection of titread three e-books and one audiobook every month from the full Scribd library, while still being able to read an unlimited number of books from Scribd Selects, a rotating selection of titread an unlimited number of books from Scribd Selects, a rotating selection of titles.

I truly believe, based on my own observation and my own changing pattern of use, that people who do read e-Books have kind of given up on the library.

This is a common misconception because according to a new report 50 % of the e-Books that were read in the library in the past 12 months were than purchased from companies like Amazon or Kobo.

It is time for other stakeholders in the e-book market to clearly acknowledge the important role of libraries in developing a reading culture which actively fosters the sale of books and eBooks».

This app allows users to access any library that does business with Tolino, so you can browse, checkout and read free e-books.

The Axis 360 browser reader is live right now for libraries who want to use it, but it remains to be seen if patrons can use it to read their e-books outside of the library.

The light - weight devices, portability of e-books, and the vastness of the library available are what I like about digital reading.

The major publisher has selected over 550 bestselling titles to participate in this program and they want to gauge if libraries are willing to buy e-books and keep them longer, instead of... [Read more...]

Kobo is also the only brand that has Overdrive functionality baked right into select models, which allows you to borrow and read e-books directly from your public library.

The Nova Scotia Provincial Library, Halifax Public Libraries, and the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association have collaborated to provide greater access to the region's e-Books through a project called Read Local.

Starting this March subscribers will be issued Monthly Read credits that will enable them to read three e-books and one audiobook every month from the full Scribd library, while still being able to read an unlimited... [Read moreRead credits that will enable them to read three e-books and one audiobook every month from the full Scribd library, while still being able to read an unlimited... [Read moreread three e-books and one audiobook every month from the full Scribd library, while still being able to read an unlimited... [Read moreread an unlimited... [Read moreRead more...]

You can borrow e-books from many public libraries in the United States, but the process is clunky — because it entails using a system provided by a third party, Overdrive — and you can't read them on a Kindle device or any of the Kindle apps.

Some of the advantages of smartphone reading are common to all e-books: The ability to store many titles in a single device, to borrow e-books from the library without worrying about returning them on time and to get the book you want in an instant.

If you're after kid's books, go to author Jason Boog's Born Reading site and especially check out the pages on getting library e-books for young kids, his list of Best Children's Book Treasuries and related information on Goodreads and on the Kindle Chronicles site.

Second, Section 108 doesn't allow the library to hack the DRM in order to make the copy — not even if the library agrees to re-package the copy in a DRM scheme that lets a specific library patron read the e-book.

E-book subscription services function like Netflix for readers, providing a library of reading material for a set monthly fee.

Already the Bexar County Bibliotech library in the San Antonio area has been experimenting with e-books for prisoners, and OverDrive is a major supplier of digital books for prison reading.

My verdict is that a connected e-book reader was what the world needed, and as long as Amazon's library expands to encompass every book I want to read, I see no reason why I should be upset that I have to buy it from them.

Applying the strategy for e-book giveaways (be sure to read the comments on one of our most popular guest blog posts, «Why you shouldn't give your book away «-RRB-, offer your first book free to libraries only after you have four or five published already.

Users will be able to manage their library and save bookmarks along with others things that one expects out of their e-book reading device.

Overall, it seems pretty great but I feel like it's personally kind of a deal breaker to not be able to read e-books I've borrowed from the library on it.

Likely one of the most compelling reasons to buy this is due to the customized Overdrive app, that will allow people to borrow e-books from the library and read them right on their Kobo.

Overdrive CEO Steve Potash has revealed that his company is developing a specialized app for Kobo e-readers that will allow them to read e-books checked out from the public library.

48 % of all owners of e-book reading devices such as original Kindles and NOOKs say they do not know if their library lends e-books.

You can read digital magazines, shop and read e-books and manage your entire Nook library.

-- besides PDF reading and annotating, also the ability to read Microsoft Office formats, e-books, and access to alternative e-books libraries (e.g. Amazon or Kobo, but also others).

One of the big advantages of the Fire tablet is that you can download and read e-books from any library that supports Overdrive.

«Some 12 % of Americans ages 16 and older who read e-books say they have borrowed an e-book from a library in the past year.

My basic desire was to DL and read e-books from the local library (Albuquerque).

It also means that you won't be able to use the iBooks app to read books you purchase from Barnes & Noble or Sony, or the e-books you borrow from your library.

To deny libraries the right to lend e-books is to deny equity of access to the future world of information and reading.

But realistically, I have only been able to read a few e-books from my public library; lack of selection, long waiting lists and tech issues have prevented me -LSB-...]

Random House, the world's largest publisher of the kinds of books you and I read, has made some adjustments to the way it sells e-books to libraries.

Kindles: Amazon has a larger catalog of modern books because amazon has been in the e-book market longer than anyone other.They have 2,00,000 Kindle exclusive e-books with many from the famous authors who publish directly via amazon.There are not many choices to buy e-books for the kindle from other stores or free book sites.The bought books are stored in the cloud.Just keep the local copies of the books.You can also lend a book to a friend once for 14 days.Amazon also has kindle lending library which is currently available only to amazon prime subscribers.Thus via this service borrow books and read without buying.You can also read e-books loaned from the public libraries.Getting the loaded books onto the device is simpler on kindle unlike the nook.The books can easily be downloaded wirelessly via whisper sync service (an AT&T 3G powered connection).

Over 62 % of readers in the USA didn't know if their library had ebooks for lending, and only 12 % of Americans 16 and older who read e-books had borrowed at least one from a library in the past year.

Odds are, those who read e-books are A) finding these hugely expensive e-books elsewhere — at libraries, usenet, various websites — OR B) are finding substitutes from indie authors OR C) all of the above.