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http://morguefile.com/archive/display/82612
Smartphone/Web Apps
Advantages for e-books
Disadvantages to e-books
Websites for e-book access
Kindle/Nook/Sony
Adobe Digital Editions
What are publishers saying
about e-books in libraries?
http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/
Netgalley
Project Gutenberg
Follett Shelf
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_ipad_mkt_lnd?docId=1000493771
Publishers vs. Libraries: An E-Book Tug of War
New York Times, Dec. 25, 2011
http://www.gutenberg.org/
http://netgalley.com/
http://www.aboutfollettebooks.com/follettshelf.cfm
24/7 access
simultaneous access (more than one person can check out)
lack of wear and storage
reduced processing
encourages reluctant readers
clickable vocabulary
online narration
cheaper to buy individually vs. hard cover
www.classicly.com
From hardcopy to digital:
the transformation of
the(e)-book
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/business/for-libraries-and-publishers-an-e-book-tug-of-war.html
downloadable
newest titles from publishers
must request membership
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibooks/id364709193?mt=8
http://morguefile.com/archive/display/57131
free e-books
free audio books
classics - no copyright
available in other languages
downloadable
Kindle
Classicly
i-Books
Wattpad
Kobo
Iceberg
Intial expense
limited borrowing
tied to a credit card
student downloading capabilities
wireless connectivity or lack thereof
too many platforms
DRM
publishers limitations
free with Follett members
e-book must be purchased
from Follett
purchases automatically put on your shelf
password protected
**patron upload
http://www.wattpad.com/
http://www.kobobooks.com/
http://morguefile.com/archive/display/215425
http://www.icebergreader.com/
http://morguefile.com/archive/display/693584
http://dailyitem.com/0100_news/x213895597/educators-librarians-see-advantages-of-ebooks
http://publishing.about.com/od/SelfPublishingAndVanityPresses/a/Self-Publishing-Success-Story-E-Book-Author-Amanda-Hocking.htm
NHS and BNHS Library interviews