[Web4lib] Kindle at Libraries

Wed Apr 20 17:19:19 EDT 2011

I talked with our account specialist today and asked if it will all happen
automagically or if it will cost extra and he told me 'The really good news
is that there is no added cost and this will affect all of the Adobe eBook
titles that are currently in your collection.  There will not be a new
format or new content to add.'
--
Adri

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-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Michael May
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 10:07 AM
To: Robert Balliot; Publib; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Kindle at Libraries

It sounds like they want to sell AZW format to libraries rather than enable
Kindles to read EPUB. Since DRM prevents file conversion, this kind of sucks
for us, eh?

Michael May
Adult Services Librarian
Carnegie-Stout Public Library
360 West 11th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA
Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244
Fax: 563-589-4217
Email: mmay at dubuque.lib.ia.us

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Robert Balliot
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:49 AM
To: Publib; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Kindle at Libraries

This part is particularly intriguing to me:

""We're doing a little something extra here," Marine continued. "Normally,
making margin notes in library books is a big no-no. But we're extending our
Whispersync technology so that you can highlight and add margin notes to
Kindle books you check out from your local library. Your notes will not show
up when the next patron checks out the book. But if you check out the book
again, or subsequently buy it, your notes will be there just as you left
them, perfectly Whispersynced."

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Robert Balliot <rballiot at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Amazon announced they will be introducing a Kindle Program for 
> Libraries<http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-ne
> wsArticle&ID=1552678&highlight=>later this year.  This is significant 
> news for the Library market and quite a game-changer. How will this affect
the Overdrive market and the future purchase of hand-held book readers by
libraries?
>
>
> http://bestofpublib.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/kindles-and-android-and-n
> ooks-oh-my/
>
>
> R. Balliot
> http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/contact.htm
>
>
>
>
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