Sentences with phrase «source ebook library»

We know how much you love the Calibre open - source ebook library management tool when you have to organize and convert ebooks to various formats for your Kindle, Nook, or Kobo e-book reader device, and a new version is now available.

Kobo uses Calibre, an open - source eBook library management system intended for personal reader use, to convert fixed - layout formats to EPUB.

Not exact matches

Playster is a digital entertainment subscription service that includes ebooks, similar to Scribd, Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program, and the now - defunct Oyster: for $ 9.95 a month, you can access what Playster advertises as a library of more than 250,000 «premium titles» — «the world's only truly unlimited ebook service» (source).

OverDrive, one of the leading sources of loanable digital content for public and school libraries, was represented by Potash, who spoke about the statistics that show library patrons are more likely to purchase a title after having borrowed the ebook.

I'm starting to build up a small library of ebooks from sources other than Kindle and Kobo in anticipation of this device.

Libraries worldwide consult Books In Print to find titles, create lists and decide which vendor, ebook platform, or online retailer to source the title from.

Rather than standing idly by as publishers jeopardize their future, some libraries see an opportunity to take control by proactively cultivating a newer, more library - friendly source of ebooks.

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.

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On a side note, RMSDK is just a source code library for ebook apps, and licensees could develop everything you describe with it if they wished (or more accurately, if they had the time, money, and the financial reason to do so).

Capti supports many popular file formats such as HTML, EPUB, PDF, and DOC that can be added to the Playlist from numerous sources, including the local computer, other iOS apps, Cloud storage services: Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive; read - it - later lists: Instapaper and Pocket; and, now, also the Project Gutenberg eBook library.

There are other ebook sources available to libraries, ie 3M Cloud library, Freading, OneClick Digital, and others.

The Glo HD has a more budget design compared to the Nook but the software is a lot more advanced, so unless the waterproofing and hackable Android OS mean a lot to potential customers it's hard to see many people choosing the Nook over the Glo HD, especially when B&N makes it so people can't download their purchased ebooks for backup and neglects to add Adobe DRM support for library ebooks and books purchased from other sources.

I was able to purchase or download ebooks from a variety of sources, including my public library, and read them all on the same device.

The new app (available in the App Store and Android Market now, for free) provides the bridge to the source of your ebooks, letting you search for your library.

A large percent of the Kobo ebook library is mainly open source or public domain books which they give away for free or charge very low amounts.

HighWire, which was founded in 1995 and is a part of the Stanford University library system, partners with a variety of sources like universities, publishers, and professional organizations to publish scholarly journals, ebooks, and more, while Tizra's web - based platform makes book discovery and book selling a more streamlined process.

Calibre is a free open source ebook management program that allows you a greater flexibility in managing your ebook library.

OverDrive is the leading source of ebook titles for over 15,000 public and school libraries who have adopted ebook - lending strategies for their patrons.

OverDrive has long been a source of material for public libraries to loan to their patrons, but yesterday at the Beijing International Book Fair held in China the leading ebook service unveiled its greater access program for school libraries.

One of our favorite sources for free eBooks, the public library, is now accessible from the Kindle Touch 3G.

Would making ebooks cheaply and easily available for borrowing (either through libraries or directly from the source) combat piracy?

Many libraries use OverDrive as the source of their eBook collection, which has been difficult for independent publishers to access.

Today, November 18, 2016, Calibre developer Kovid Goyal announced the release and immediate availability of a new maintenance update for his widely - used, free, open - source, and cross-platform ebook library management software.

On September 8, 2016, Calibre developer Kovid Goyal announced the release of a new maintenance update for his popular, free, open - source and cross-platform ebook library management software.

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.

Once developed, the open - source platform will enable library patrons to borrow ebooks seamlessly from multiple distributors using a single app or interface.

The Kobo also supports the ePUB ebook format, meaning you can also choose from online open - source libraries, like Project Gutenburg.

Ian Singer of Media Source quoted adoption rate statistics that ebooks are in over 90 % of academic libraries and over 80 % of public libraries.

This means you can buy ebooks from a multitude of sources that distribute EPUB ebooks and borrow ebooks from libraries.

NOOK can read DRMed ebooks from a number of other sources including lending libraries, and NOOK doesn't regularly report back to the mother - ship on its owner's reading habits.

For folks who don't have a local public library with Overdrive ebooks / audiobooks (or if you do and just want another source) you can get an Out - of - State card to the Free Library of Philadelphia for $ 15 a year.

As indie authors recognize this missing link in their distribution plans, more libraries will flock to them as sources of inexpensive books (especially when it is so expensive to buy those bestsellers in print and ebook formats).