The number of school libraries building electronic stacks is increasing in the past few years. A 2011 survey by the School Library Journal found that 31 percent had e-books in their collections. But 63 percent of those surveyed said they couldn’t afford to buy digital books. On a recent afternoon, 9-year-old Josh Hezel and his [...]
Penguin stops lending of e-books to Libraries, then reverses stance
November 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
About a week ago Penguin Group USA announced that they were pulling new e-books from libraries; in addition, it was not lending any e-books to libraries through the Kindle. In a statement provided to Library Journal‘s Digital Shift blog, Penguin stated that due to security concerns, it finds it “necessary to delay the availability of our new titles [...]
iPads Available now at Wisconsin Library
October 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire, WI is set to introduce a new program in which participants can try out iPads on the premises and can also rent out models for up to seven days for personal use. This program is being put into motion thanks to a $50,000 grant provided by the Presto [...]
Portland Library offers Kindle books
September 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
A library in Mulnomah County (Portland, OR) said cardholders can now check out e-books on their Amazon Kindle or mobile devices, such as the iPhone, tablets such as the iPad, and devices running Google Inc.’s Android operating system with the free Kindle app. More than 10,000 titles are available and patrons will need both a library card [...]
The Littlest Library in the World – Coming to your Town?
September 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
Thanks to Joseph-Beth Bookstore in Lexington, KY for finding this story. On September 3rd, “America’s littlest library” – a library based inside a British telephone booth – officially opened in Clinton Corners, NY. It’s 3’x3’x8’ and fits two people at a time, as long they don’t mind getting a little cozy. The Huffington Post interviewed Claudia [...]
Read While You Wait e-books
September 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The online textbook vendor Chegg has launched a new “read while you wait” feature that gives its customers access to an ebook version of some books while the paper versions ship. “Read while you wait” ebook access costs $1.99 and will be valid for seven days. The short ebook pass is not available as a standalone [...]
Duke to offer Thousands of Free e-books
August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Duke University is about to expand access to free electronic books to include thousands of titles. This fall Duke will be among the nation’s first institutions to offer free online access to books that are still protected by copyright and not in the public domain. Published between 1923 and 1963, the books will be offered to [...]
Libraries and e-Books
July 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
The hottest items at the public library can’t be seen on bookshelves. Kindles, iPads and Nooks are being joined by more e-readers and tablets. And the changing shape of books has the library community pondering the role of the traditional brick-and-mortar buildings where paper and ink have long reigned. “Everybody got these e-book readers and [...]
