This week’s links in library news:
What’s going on in the Library, Part 1: Librarian publishers may be more important than you think (Scholarly Kitchen)
3M adds audiobooks to the cloud library (Digital Reader)
The top 10 Library stories of 2014 (Publishers Weekly)
Collected Papers of Albert Einstein debut online (Infodocket)
Second Circuit hears Google Books case (Publishers Weekly)
New York Libraries to lend hotspots (Digital Reader)
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I found a lot of goodies today!
Several interesting articles from the Digital Reader:
From Fortune: More on the Apple e-books litigation.
A couple fun links from Teleread:
And look at this: The Yotaphone 2 is a dual screen phone with epaper and amoled screens, from The Ebook Reader.
From Publishers Weekly, In libraries, digital audiobook lending is finding its groove.
In Today’s Deals, Amazon is offering a interesting bundle: Rosetta Stone software with the Kindle Fire HD 7. The language software is offered in eight different languages.
Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news.
From the Digital Reader, Barnes and Noble will give you a $30 credit for your old Nook.
Hello 21st Century! Girl Scout cookie sales finally go digital, from Ars Technica.
From ReCode, Jeff Bezos says more Amazon Fire Phones are coming. (The unlocked GSM version of the Fire Phone is $199 until 12/3/2014 – the price change seems to have been a temporary sale rather than a permanent price reduction.)
Wanna Open your door with a smart phone? Steve Wozniak gives an impromptu product demo, also from ReCode.
Finally, from Ars Technica, the New York Public Library will rent wi-fi hotspots to people who need it most.
My Kindle deal find of the day: Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (The 99U Book Series) for $2.00
Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news.
Ha! John L. Monk wrote a funny piece on E versus P-books and why you should buy his e-book. It is a funny read (and great book). You can also read my review of the book on my personal blog at glindaharrison.com, 🙂
A quick disclaimer before I get started. I wrote and published “Kick” as an eBook, and though I have plans to release it as a physical, paper book, for now it’s available in digital format only (wherever eBooks are sold! Except Sony!). So it could be construed that the following list of pros and/or cons is somehow self-serving, and designed for the sole purpose of funneling sales to my book, “Kick” (just follow the links over on the right for 260 pages of raw, sugary joy).
For the record: no, I’m not trying to steer sales to what may or may not be one of the greatest novels in the history of Western Civilization, and which can be purchased today, this very second, for $2.99 in digital format (while supplies last).
All that said, here’s why digital books are far superior to moldy old traditional books:
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From the Bookseller, Children’s Socioeconomic status affects digital reading preference.
A new art form rises: Audio without the book, from the New York Times.
From Talking New Media, Brazils Editora Tres dedicated to producing native language tablet editions.
Just in time for Cyber Monday, Don’t fall for this online shopping scam, from CBS News.
Amazon is offering over 2000 ebooks at up to 80% off for their Cyber Monday Kindle Deals. The wide variety of choices (fiction and non-fiction), include works by Octavia Butler, Leo Uris, Pat Conroy, Dorothy L. Sayers and many, many more.
Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news.
From the Digital Reader, Numilog launches French Language E-bookstore.
Free download of all of the Publishers Weekly starred reviews of 2014, from Publishers Weekly
From Android Central, The top Android accessory and app deals for Black Friday, 2014
Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news.
I have already covered the Amazon and Barnes and Noble holiday sales in previous entries. (Amazon has added 40 free apps for this weekend.)Here are some links
Nathan from The Ebook Reader has done some nice roundups of the other sales:
At the Kobo Store: Deals include a Kobo Aura for $99 and up to 75% off bestselling books.
At the O’Reilly Store: Deals include 50% off ebooks and videos.
At Google: Deals include 75% off popular e-books (and Amazon is price-matching!).
And for the online traffic report: Best Buy’s website was down this morning when I checked (more details here). Walmart.com and NewEgg were running a bit slow for me this morning. And it’s not even Cyber Monday yet! Happy shopping!
Have you seen anything on line today that you just couldn’t resist?
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Barnes and Noble has put their Black Friday deals up on their website. They are offering a variety of goodies; some are available online, others are in-store only.
The big doorbuster in-store item is the the Nook-branded Samsung Galaxy Tab 7″ for $129.99. There are also signed editions from authors such as E.L. James, Donna Tartt, Neil Gaiman and more. These are labeled while supplies last and you can enter a zip code to find a store near you.
Available online, there are a number of 50% off items, including educational toys and games, activity kits, gift books and DVDs. There are also some buy one, get 50% off one items.
Barnes and Noble is also offering a 30% off one item coupon which can be used online or printed and used in-store. Nook books and devices are excluded from the offer.
The Black Friday weekend sale runs from November 28 to November 30, 2014.
I had this blog post ready to go yesterday about Amazon’s holiday promotions which included various Kindles bundled with Kindle Unlimited subscriptions. I was surprised when I found out this morning that they had reduced the prices even more on the bundles! The price updates are in red.
First, Amazon is bundling sales of its Kindle and Kindle Fire Devices with 6 months of their Kindle Unlimited subscription serve for a savings of about $40. According to the promotion page, there are currently 4 choices:
Amazon.com is also offering $40 off if you purchase Prime with a new Fire HD tablet. The offer seems to exclude the Fire Kids Edition: That device’s product page does not show the Prime banner. The Fire HD 6, 7 and 7″ HDX are all on sale today for an extra $20 off.
And finally, if you really wanted one but thought the price was too high, Amazon has reduced the price for the unlocked, 32Gb Fire Phone. You can now purchase one for only $199. The deal includes a year of Amazon Prime. You can still get the AT & T version for 99 cents with a two year contract.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today, Verizon Wireless is giving away free digital gifts for their Connection Day promotion. Many of these free gifts are geared towards holiday travelers.
Among the offerings:
You don’t have to be a Verizon customer to take advantage of the free offers, but there is a bonus offer of exclusive access to movies and TV if you are an existing Verizon FiOS customer. There are terms and conditions which apply, so read the fine print. The offer is only valid until midnight!
You can get more info at the Verizon Connection Day page.
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