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Spending Smart: You can get that at the library? - 09/02/2011 7:38 am
source: Bellinghamherald.com
… Raphael, president of the American Library Association. E-books. Today, many libraries are able … unsure whether you will enjoy reading e-books. In the same vein, some libraries … course, only a select number of e-books or audiobooks are available. Equipment. … - Read More

A New Title in the Fall of 2011 for Author Celeste Streiff, Hammond - 09/02/2011 7:35 am
source: News Blaze
… the time has finally come. Right now you can view or Buy the e-book at: ebookit.com or Amazon.com. The Streetcar to Andromeda is an amazing and imaginative … Noble, Kobo Book sellers, Borders Books, Diesel e-book store and Ingram's Digital. … - Read More

Baidu's New Search Page Links to Apps, Social Networks - 09/02/2011 7:03 am
source: PC World
… an online service. This led Baidu to begin signing up partners last year to offer third-party apps including games and e-books through the site. The company also launched on Friday a suite of tools for developers to create mobile apps that are integrated … - Read More

Marquette family supported by telethon - 09/02/2011 5:47 am
source: WLUC TV 6
… Phillip's Father. Phillip spends his days like most of us, getting up, watching T.V., and even using the computer to read e-books. His M.D. has progressed to the point where he needs to use a ventilator to breathe. Amidst all of these challenges that … - Read More

Reading programs foster literacy outside of school - 09/02/2011 5:24 am
source: BCLocalNews.com
… our lives in many ways and at the Trail and District Public Library, literacy is lovingly promoted. The library features eBooks, eDatatbases, inter-library loans and the return of reading programs have been welcomed with open arms by the community. Amanda … - Read More

ESPN's Dick Vitale reaches out to kids with new book - 09/02/2011 5:18 am
source: Chicago Sun-Times
… in the chip, so Vitale had to settle for having five phrases on the book’s sound button. But all the phrases appear on the e-book version. Vitale might have the reputation as a fast talker when he calls games for ESPN, but Snodgrass hopes the book — and … - Read More

Discontents by James Wallace Birch - 09/02/2011 4:26 am
source: Blogcritics.org
… of Walden's insistence that the story not be edited by mainstream publishers to explain why the book is available only as an ebook. Walden, a name apparently aimed at invoking some of the themes of Henry David Thoreau's book, returned home to the … - Read More

Lenovo debuts budget 7-inch Android tablet - 09/02/2011 4:23 am
source: Malaysian.CNET.com
… will be decking out the A1 with its own Android optimizations and widgets, including SocialTouch, and a central launchpad for core apps, such as email, Web browser, videos, and e-books. The Lenovo A1's availability has yet to be announced. Via CNET - Read More

With new tablets, Sony takes aim at iPad in Japan - 09/02/2011 2:52 am
source: The Salt Lake Tribune
… determined. The Tablet P is small enough to fit in a purse and opens like a book to reveal two screens. When used for e-book reading, it can be held vertically and show one page on each screen. When composing email, the upper screen can show the message … - Read More

Samsung Galaxy Note. 5.3-inch display, Stylus and S Pen Apps - 09/02/2011 1:52 am
source: Akihabara News
… true portability. Full Screen Utilization The high resolution display ensures that PowerPoint presentations, web-pages, news apps and e-books can be viewed comfortably with minimal scrolling or zooming. Minimizing the need to switch between applications, … - Read More