[Web4lib] How to provide e-books in mobile phones

[Chris (CE)]

 >I would like to start the service of e-Books in Mobiles phone, how can 
I proceed for the same. I would be great full if anybody guide me for 
the same.

Dear Ramakant,

I suggest the following general steps.

1. Find a source of e-book content that will allow your library to 
provide that content to patrons' mobile phones.

The most library-friendly source I know is Overdrive in America. Their 
e-books can be loaded into the following types of mobile devices: 
Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Windows Mobile.

    * http://www.overdrive.com/software/omc/
    * http://www.overdrive.com/software/playersandreaders.asp
    * http://www.overdrive.com/products/library.asp

2. Go to the source's Web site or call them up and ask how their e-books 
are loaded onto the devices. In other words, I think your source of 
e-books is most qualified to answer your question.

3. Create a marketing strategy to tell patrons about the service and the 
training tools for them to implement your service.

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Thanks,

Chris Rippel
Central Kansas Library System
1409 Williams
Great Bend, Kansas 67530
620-792-4865 (voice)
620-792-5495 (fax)
crippel at ckls dot org
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