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FROM NEAR DEATH TO NEW LIFE - RETIRED VETERINARIAN SHARES SECRET TO MAXIMIZING HEALTH AND JOY - 01/15/2012 10:52 am
source: The Cypress Times
… Denied: The Essence of Life and Spirituality By Fred Everhart ISBN: 9781456736644 Approx. 80 pages Retail price: $ 9.99 (softback) E-book price: $9.99 Available at AuthorHouse.com, Amazon.com and other retailers About the author Fred F. Everhart, DVM, JD, … - Read More

To read or not to read, let me count the ways - 01/15/2012 5:56 am
source: Jackson Sun
… - $30, compared to my new favorite of e-books, priced from less than a dollar to about $14 … is a poor substitute for a print edition or an e-book. You can't easily stop to reflect … I feel like I need to buy a print or e-book version so I can use it for … - Read More

Patrons increasingly choosing e-titles - 01/15/2012 3:23 am
source: Daily Times
… books on vacation." For the library, e-books mean fewer hassles. "This is … Publishers can place certain restrictions on e-books. For example, HarperCollins only allows … , essentially," Browning said. Many e-book readers continue to read print … - Read More

Calendar for Jan. 15-22 - 01/15/2012 12:30 am
source: Evansville Courier & Press
… .m. (free). Call 812-488-2413 or visit www.evansville.edu. tuesday e-book Reader Help Session: 6 p.m. Tuesday and Jan. 31 … 6 p.m., Forum I, University of Southern Indiana (free). wednesday eBooks & e-readers: The Guided Tour, 6 p.m. at Central Library… - Read More

Pearl's new chapter rankles small booksellers - 01/14/2012 10:43 pm
source: The Seattle Times
… be published in versions that include print books and eBooks, says the Seattle-headquartered merchandising Goliath that in 2010 had sales … customers ordering online. He says his shop does sell eBooks through its website, but the Pearl series only will be … - Read More

Libraries’ virtual shelves are empty - 01/14/2012 8:32 pm
source: The Washington Post
… and head into the stacks. Checking out e-books without having to leave home — … cases, the publishers are limiting the number of e-books made available to libraries. Already, … closing its main branch on Sundays, e-book checkouts grew 116 percent from 2010 … - Read More

Wake County Public Libraries offers help for eReaders - 01/07/2012 11:46 pm
source: The Fuquay-Varina Independent
… who have made the leap to eBooks will be happy to know … Public Libraries has thousands of eBooks that can be viewed on … and dedicated to making your eBook experience successful. “If you received a … on how to download library eBooks or eAudio books to your … - Read More

Is This Industry Walking the Plank? - 01/07/2012 5:57 pm
source: Daily Finance
… more opportunistic privateers to the digital seas. E-book piracy, hardly a new subject, seems … imprints grow by 17% during that e-book boom, though youth-focused Scholastic (NAS: … Hunger Games. Biting the hand that feeds E-book sales almost certainly took off … - Read More

Readers Write (Dec. 30): Inequality, library policies, auto industry - 12/31/2011 12:13 am
source: Star Tribune
… CHARLIE WRAY, CALEDONIA, MINN. * * * LIBRARY POLICIES E-book use is limited because funding … a reasoned rationing decision by limiting e-book accessibility to county residents as … shrank $3.4 million. Bye-bye, e-books for nonresidents. Minnesota is becoming … - Read More

Books to help you spend smarter - 12/25/2011 6:14 am
source: Dailyherald.com
… Lazy Couponer Jamie Chase; $13 (paperback); E-BOOK: Available for iPad, Kindle, Nook and … Your Investments Pat Huddleston; $24.95; E-BOOK: Available for iPad, Kindle, Nook and … With Money Carl Richards; $24.95; E-BOOK: Available for iPad, Kindle, Nook and … - Read More