Tag: kindle library lending
Kindle Library Lending Off to a Slow Start
Kindle Library Lending debuted last year, and has shown modest growth, but has a ways to go before it really takes off. The number of libraries that offer the service…
Kindle Touch Hidden Gem
There is one issue with my Kindle that I wish Amazon would make more intuitive. That issue is deleting books directly from my Kindle. I understand that there is a…
Lower Kindle Book Prices are Inevitable
When the publishers jacked up the prices a couple years ago on bestsellers and other popular e-books for the Kindle, they suddenly lost some appeal. $9.99 or less for New…
Kindle Owner’s Lending Library Adds More Titles
The Kindle Owner’s Lending Library is a service for Amazon Prime members that lets you download a book a month for free. There is no due date for the book…
Amazon Kindle Borrowing Scares Penguin Away From Helping Libraries
Obviously there has often been a bit of strain in the relationship between publishers and libraries, much of the time with arguments along the same lines as those currently used…
OverDrive Gets a Huge Membership Boost after Launching Kindle Library Lending
The Kindle Library Lending service launched in the fall of 2011 started with 11.000 libraries. The number has grown to about 15,000 libraries and counting in the US, and 18,000…
The Role of E-Books in School Libraries
Since the Kindle and other e-reader have been available, there’s been speculation of how they would do in the K-12 environment. A few schools across the US have piloted programs…
New York Public Library Launches E-book Central
From January 4th-13th, the New York Public library is stepping up their efforts to help new owners of the Kindle and other e-readers learn how to download e-books from the…
A First Hand Look at How Kindle Library Lending Works
There have been several posts about the Amazon Kindle Library Lending program that was launched earlier this fall on here, but there hasn’t really been a good explanation of how…
What Impact will Kindle Library Lending Have on E-book Sales?
If you follow the e-book publisher news, you might have seen some mention of the major publisher Penguin Group’s decision to take away, then restore their titles to OverDrive. OverDrive…