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Writing about Reading: More Library eBook Hosting Expansion
This was originally over on The Digital Reader yesterday, but I wanted to get it posted over here as well, as it’s a pretty big deal. The field of library-developed ebook platforms has grown by six states, thanks to the upcoming launch of the Amigos eShelf Service from Amigos Library Services, a library consortium based in Texas. Offering libraries…
Writing about Reading: NYPL and Library Simplified
This article I wrote first appeared in The Digital Reader several weeks ago, and I’m reblogging it here. — New York is a place known for risk taking, for innovation, for not being satisfied with the status quo. Nowhere is that as evident in the library world as with the…
Writing about Reading: Heather’s (self) Publishing Journey so far…
Normally in these Writing about Reading segments I talk about industry specific eBook topics. And on that note, I did buy my ticket to the Frankfurt Book Fair in October today. Nearly 300,000 people and five days of book industry madness. I’m excited! But beyond that, I want to talk about…
Writing about Reading: Guesting over at The Digital Reader
Normally on Thursdays I do a little bit on ebooks and libraries in a bit I call Writing About Reading. Today I’m reblogging my column from over at The Digital Reader which was published on Saturday. Cool beans. — When most people, even book publishers and ebook readers, think of libraries…
Writing about Reading: Community Self Publishing
Sometimes I feel like a zeitgeist. When I was 11 I started putting granola in my yogurt. Suddenly in a few years Dannon is selling little prepackaged granola pots stuck on top of plain yogurt. My 14 year old self thought I should have patented the idea. I’m feeling a…
Writing about Reading: TotalBoox
In my professional life, one of my roles is as the New Products columnist for Public Libraries magazine, and much of what I wind up writing about are eBook products, since that’s where my big interest lies. I just found this new product that’s been around for a while for…