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Acadians from everywhere gather for Grand Réviel Acadien - 10/09/2011 1:17 am
source: Baton Rouge Advocate
… .m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 15, to promote the Library’s downloadable e-books, audiobooks, and more from OverDrive. Come learn how to get free books to read or listen to on your e-book reader, smartphone, or computer. Book clubs: e_SHrSEden Park Book Club … - Read More

Who presents the greater threat? - 10/09/2011 12:10 am
source: www.vindy.com
… that the library provides, the cost of the levy is small. Where else can one have access to books, E-books, magazines, newspapers, computers, the internet, DVDs, CDs, local history and genealogy materials, art exhibits, answers for research questions, … - Read More

B&N Pulls DC Comics Over Kindle Fire-Exclusive Deal - 10/08/2011 11:39 pm
source: Tom's Guide
… are not offered the available digital format. To sell and promote the physical book in our store showrooms and not have the ebook available for sale would undermine our promise to Barnes & Noble customers to make available any book, anywhere, anytime … - Read More

Simple Ways To Earn a Little Extra Cash for Christmas (while sitting at your computer) - 10/08/2011 9:05 pm
source: Yorknewstimes.com
… of our downloadable products – that means that not only can you earn a few dollars when someone you refer purchases our ebooks, you can earn a whoppin’ $14.85 each time someone you refer purchases our Learn Your Letters, Learn to Serve curriculum kit!   … - Read More

Super heroes read at your local library - 10/08/2011 8:18 pm
source: Theindependent.com
… the OverDrive Database offers free audio or eBook downloads. Playaways are available in the … also check out some awesome audio or eBooks from our OverDrive Database that is … to announce the Kindle is now compatible for eBooks. For more information or to set … - Read More

Barnes & Noble pulls DC Comics from stores over Kindle fight - 10/08/2011 7:32 pm
source: Electronista
… promote the physical book in our store showrooms and not have the e-book available for sale would undermine our promise to Barnes … heating up battle between Amazon and Barnes & Noble for the e-book space. Barnes & Noble's Nook Color was the … - Read More

Conditions are ripe for the volcano of Japan's betrayed to erupt again - 10/08/2011 7:30 pm
source: Japan Times
… into what is really happening in Japan and around the world. My wife and children have recently started up their own e-book publishing house. It is not a terribly difficult or costly thing to do. Established Japanese publishers have been extremely slow to … - Read More

East Tennessee authors a prolific bunch - 10/08/2011 2:46 pm
source: Knox News
… 39;s self-published (later picked up by Simon & Schuster) e-book mystery, "Deed to Death" has been featured … Christopher Lumley, a Knoxville corrections ffficer, has just released an e-book on Amazon.com entitled "Illusions of Justice in … - Read More

Digital Underclass 2: The future of books and libraries (PODCAST) - 10/08/2011 12:28 pm
source: Tech blogs on ZDnet
… Some library scientists agreed with me that the eBook is indeed threatening the existence of the … later. Since that article has written, the eBook as a book distribution medium has utterly … to take out or reserve these e-books on a timely basis. There may be … - Read More

Wolverton: A look at the new LeapPad tablet for kids - 09/19/2011 2:48 am
source: Contra Costa Times
… or tablet to play games or read e-books. Hoping to tap into that enthusiasm, … apps consist mostly of children's e-books, educational videos from providers such as the … what Leap Frog calls an "ultra" e-book based on the movie "Cars 2.… - Read More