Dramatic Growth in ebooks at libraries, says Library Journal survey

No real surprise, but the article has some interesting graphics, including what devices patrons are reading ebooks on and changes in patron statistics due to ebooks. The graphics also show the different ways that ebooks have impacted public libraries versus academic libraries. Part of this is that academics have been buying ebooks for a while. [...]

eBooks and Readers in the Library Workshop at TLA Annual Assembly July 26

Some of you have been asking for e-Readers/e-Content workshops for next year. We’re planning on doing an e-Reader/e-Content Tech Conference in October, but before that: TLA has lined up some good-looking continuing education at Annual Assembly this year, including an hour workshop about e-Content on July 26. Annual Assembly is held at [...]

Free and Low-cost e-Books

A lot of you have been asking about e-books, so I am re-posting this article from the August 2010 Newsletter:

So your patrons bought the Kindles and the Nooks and the iPhones and the iPod Touches, and now they want to know where they can get e-books that don’t cost $10 a pop. It’s a complicated landscape [...]

Westbank's E-book Resources Page

From Westbank Community Library District’s August Newsflash Newsletter:

Debating about an e-reader, trying to find e-books that don’t cost an arm and a leg, or wonder which apps work with your system? Try our e-book page.

TANG Tech Tips - December 2009 to March 2010

Republished from our newsletter — here’s a December to March archive of Holly’s Tech Tips:

December 2009

Getting discounts for AVG Anti-Virus Software

OK, first off, if you are currently using AVG Free, you will need to upgrade your AVG to 9.0.  Here is the page for that.  It is a little hard to see where the free [...]