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For those who put a lot of effort into managing their eBook library, the latest Calibre update (8.9) is here to make your ...
You might be paying too much for your e-books when you can get them for free from your local library and read them right on your Kindle, Kobo, or even your phone. A lot of people don't realize ...
In the end, it can be a daunting challenge to promote your library ebook collection. Whether you are dealing with Axis 360, Overdrive, 3M, or a myriad of others, it can be challenging.
SimplyE Developed by the New York Public Library, SimplyE is a free, open-source reading app that aims to provide a single interface for browsing, borrowing, and reading ebooks from multiple vendors ...
Hoopla needs Android 4.4 to work and the Cloud Library by Bibliotheca needs 4.4. RBDigital which has audiobooks, ebooks and magazines needs at least Android 5.0 to work. Kobo ...
The actual numbers are even worse, as not every book is available in Kindle format, but instead as an Adobe EPUB eBook (which can't be read on a Kindle device). Compared to what is on offer at Amazon ...
Authors also like e-books because they typically get a 25 percent royalty, compared with 10 percent to 15 percent for print. That’s because e-books eliminate the cost of paper and printing.
Through companies like OverDrive and 3M , libraries purchase ebooks from publishers and can lend them to you -- either on your e-reader or tablet -- or, in some cases, on one provided by the library.
Libraries and big six publishers are at war over eBooks: how much they should cost, how they can be lent and who owns them. If you don’t use your public library and assume that this doesn’t ...
Rochester, with one branch, began offering eBooks in October, said Kim Edson, the head of reader services. The library now offers 445 books in its 450,000-item collection.
More e-Books will be offered at the Hunterdon County library. The Hunterdon County Library will soon be expanding its digital services with eHCL, downloadable eBooks.