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By: Kathryn Greenhill

Kathryn Greenhill — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:44:57 +0000

Hi missioncreep. Love it that you cared enough to come back and clarify the lack of snarky intent. Apologies for presuming you were spammy. I followed on of the links on the freekindlebooks site and somehow the Magic Catalogue of Gutenburg books ended up somewhere where I had to pay something – but I can’t replicate that today as the page has changed. Must have been having a fuzzy morning.

By: Kathryn Greenhill

Kathryn Greenhill — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:39:05 +0000

Ah – after a few emails back and forth, CW showed me exactly how she was doing this. There is an option to go to “Online Catalogue” under “Library”. It links through to sites like Books on Board and Fictionwise, plus a number of free sites. Nice.

By: missioncreep

missioncreep — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:55:48 +0000

hm. that was supposed to be jokey, but instead sounds snarky. sorry!

By: missioncreep

missioncreep — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:46:12 +0000

missioncreep is not a spammer. missioncreep is a librarian at An Important Library known for its print collections. the sites she has suggested are for *free* material that is in the public domain. not for pricey widgets or fake viagra.

By: snail

snail — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:23:25 +0000

Yeah, we all want devices other than Kindles but there ain’t much we can actually get. Sony is supposed to be releasing one of their ereaders here soon but I’ve not heard when.

By: Jim Peterson

Jim Peterson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:47:16 +0000

Sounds reasonable to me! Not being “down under” myself, and forgetting that I *know* that companies market different products in different areas of the world, I had no clue that Sony was not sending the Nook there. I would have figured –wrongly– that they would market in the APAC area, which is usually inclusive of Australia, in the first place as that’s where most of Japan’s toys start life. But one has to take into account the laws such as you describe above that would limit the usefulness of this product in the first place.

Well said as usual, Kathryn!

By: CW

CW — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:44:50 +0000

I always just download ebooks straight onto my iPod Touch (very painless) – don’t bother with going through the PC first and then transferring. Is there a reason one would use the computer first?

I think this will be a great session for your lucky library users. Those of us who have been using computers for decades often forget that “intuitive” is not true until you have had some experience using a computer. Been helping people who have had very limited experience on a computer lately, and everything needs to be explained/demonstrated. I think there will be an increasing role for public libraries in helping people use technology for access to information. Interesting times ahead! Look forward to hearing how the ebook session (and others you will no doubt run ) goes.