Category: Books
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ebrary Survey on Offline/Download Model and Mobile Reading
ebrary is developing new ways to support an offline/download model and reading on hand-held devices. We are conducting this survey to better understand your needs, and we would very much appreciate your comments and suggestions. Take the survey Please feel free to share the survey with any interested colleagues. We ask that you respond by…
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Libraries are screwed…
David Booker at the Centered Librarian posts a two-part presentation given by Eli Neiberger at the 2010 LJ/SLJ eBook Summit outlining the uncomfortable position ebooks puts libraries and offering several solutions. There are a couple of straw men in the presentation, but it's quite thought-provoking, and does offer some suggested for avoiding the screwage. 20 minutes in…
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Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred: Seriously geeky stuff to make with your kids
Yes, it’s another review, but while this is another O’Reilly imprint, I got a review copy of this just for asking. I also mentioned that I’d compare Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred to the Instructables book I just reviewed. This title only has 24 projects, but they’re much more detailed, with pictures for almost each step along…
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Book Review – The Best of Instructables Volume I, by Eric Wilhelm
I am SO not a hardware geek. I've always been aware of it, but was sadly reminded of that fact as I read The Best of Instructables Volume I, the latest book I received as part of the O'Reilly Blogger Review Program. There are over 120 project in this book, all with pictures and clear instructions. What…
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Book Review – Head First WordPress by Jeff Siarto
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to participate in the O'Reilly Blogger Review Program. I thought I'd give it a try and requested a copy of Head First WordPress. While I've long been a big fan of the O'Reilly "animal cover" books, this was the first Head First title I'd looked at, and…
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Using Bluefire Reader to read Overdrive ebooks on your iOS device
I carved out a little time this afternoon to explore the several posts I'd bookmarked about the new Bluefire ebook reader, which is notable for being able to support ebooks containing Adobe DRM. Here are the links to follow: How To Get Library Ebooks on the iPad/iPhone, No Sync Required – Josh Hadro, LJ Insider…
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The eReaders Bill of Rights (the Kobo Perspective)
Teleread.com points to a refreshing post on the Kobo eReader blog: The eReaders Bill of Rights (the Kobo Perspective). Here are the five rights, but you should go read the explanations behind each of them as well. The Right to Get Your Books Out The Right to Get your Books In The Right to Preserve…
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SafariBooks Online to support institutional subscriptions later this year?
I received an email the other day letting me know I hadn't been selected to participate as a beta tester for SafariBooks Online iPad app. I exchanged a couple of emails with the Mobile Product Manager, letting him know that our users want to be able to access our institutional subscription, and he responded that…
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Lots of eReader news – linkdump
After teasing you about the Kobo several months ago, one actually did show up in my house; my wife bought one a month or so ago, and really likes it. I’ve compared it to reading on an iPad (which I don’t own either), and find the Kobo a much better form factor for what it’s…