Australia world leading in eBook adoption and awareness
From a Digital Publishing Australia blog entry “Australia world leading in eBook adoption and awareness: more than 1 in 5 buying eBooks“ “Australia, India, the UK and the US are leading the world in eBook adoption rates, according to Bowker Market Research’s Global eBook Monitor. More than 20% of Australian respondents reported purchasing eBooks in the six [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Back to the future
These illustrations are by French artist Villemard in 1910 of how he imagined the future to be in the year 2000. He’s pretty close . . . More pictures here. HC
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Amazon unveils $200 Kindle Fire tablet
29 September 2011 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has shown off the Kindle Fire, a $US199 ($201) tablet computer, challenging Apple’s iPad by extending its Kindle brand into the world of full-colour, multipurpose devices. Read more in thisSMH article. There’s a video there explaining things. It’s only available in the US just now and I couldn’t [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )More eBook news from the State Library
The State Library is pleased to announce the pilot of its EBook Library (EBL) service has now begun! This collection is comprised of 2,500 Australian books, mainly academic in nature and all being e-versions of published books held in the Library. This service is aimed at people who either can’t get in to use the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )ebooks : learning 2.0 update
This has been copied holus bolus from the State Library’s Public Library Services blog – if you don’t already subscribe to it, consider doing so, it’s a great way to keep up to date with Library news for NSW and beyond. This article fits nicely with the eReader training that permanent staff are undertaking this [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Next Generation eBooks
Take a look at this : http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_matas.html The bit at 02:43 is just WOW!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Future Of Libraries In The E-Book Age
In the eBook age, libraries worry they may become obsolete, publishers worry they won’t make money… A lot of attention has been focused on the way bookstores and publishing companies are managing the e-book revolution. The role of libraries has often been overlooked. But when HarperCollins Publishing Co. recently announced a new policy that would [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ebooks (preview) on EBSCO
EBSCO have given their customers access to a preview of the integration of eBooks on EBSCOhost. If you would like to check out this feature, click here (from any BMCC PC). You will get to a page of results with the embedded search term “diet”. You can explore these results or create a new search. For [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Newly bookmarked on Delicious
Open Library Free access to more than 1,000,000 ebooks Calendar of Cultural and Religious Dates This calendar lists key cultural and religious events, festivals and national days. From the Australian Governemnt Department of Immigration and Citizenship. International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) Portal A virtual music library providing free access to scores and recordings. Over 5,000 composers and [...]
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