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The contract, which will be worth up to £1.9m and will run until 2014, will provide colleges with the tools to integrate e-books into their catalogues and virtual learning environments. Jisc set up Jisc Collections as a company to negotiate such deals.
The battle over e-readers is heating up rapidly, thanks to new hardware entries from the world's two leading e-book manufacturers and the surprising popularity of e-book software on Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. Although the total number of e-books is still well short of a single Steven King press run, the next-generation devices point to a steadily maturing market for digital literature.
Maybe, maybe not. “Reading devices developed especially for e-books should provide a pleasant reading experience,” says Gudrun Bolduan of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association, quoted in a piece in the Bangkok Post.
The Davenport Public Library serves as a beacon of resources for people who want to find a good read, log on to the Internet, download e-books or view historic documents preserved on microfilm.
According to the Register, Sega plans to launch a new handheld console next year, and it won't just play games. The new console, called the Vision, will also play music and movies, have a built in camera, TV-Tuner and display e-books. We speculate that the battery pack will come in a separate, suitcase-sized box. Wired.com
Sony Corp. unveiled a new e-book reader last week with a built-in light- and a touch-sensitive display, features that set it apart from Amazon.com Inc.'s competing Kindle reader.
Sony is introducing a second electronic book reader to its range in the U.S. that comes with upgraded hardware and will go on sale in November.
Whether it's trading titles, downloading e-books or tapping discounts at major retailers, borrowing from the library isn't the only way readers can cut costs. Here are five ways to ensure your love of reading doesn't become a casualty to high food and gas prices.
Sony is introducing a second electronic book reader that comes with upgraded hardware and will go on sale in November.
Download a book, save a tree If you’d like to lose yourself in an e-book, but don’t want the expense or inconvenience of a large Sony Reader or Amazon Kindle , then hopefully Vodafone's latest idea will keep you reading.…
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