Wednesday, 25th August 2010

E-Book Roundup: (Kaplan Publishing Experiments with Free E-Books, Details Below; Kobo Sending Revolutions Before the E-Book; and More

+ Kaplan Publishing experiments with free e-books
by Chris Meadows via TeleRead

That's right 95 free full text e-books from Kaplan Publishing (The Test Prep Folks) Available Through Monday, August 30, 2010 for iPhone/Pad/Touch).

NOTE: YOU MUST ACCESS THE KAPLAN E-Books using the URL http://bit.ly/9x76SL with Mobile Safari (iPhone, iPad, or iTouch.) We just tried it and are now downloading a title. No problems (-: You CANNOT access/download the books via a regular web browser.

Shirl's note: Just downloaded several to my iPad without a problem.

+ Kobo Sends eBooks and eReaders to Canadian Troops in Afghanistan (via Kobo Blog)

+ The ABCs of E-Reading
by Geoffrey A. Fowler And Marie C. Baca, via WSJ

A study of 1,200 e-reader owners by Marketing and Research Resources Inc. found that 40% said they now read more than they did with print books. Of those surveyed, 58% said they read about the same as before while 2% said they read less than before. And 55% of the respondents in the May study, paid for by e-reader maker Sony Corp., thought they'd use the device to read even more books in the future. The study looked at owners of three devices: Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle, Apple Inc.'s iPad and the Sony Reader.

+ Working Towards Project Gutenberg’s 50th Year
By Mike Cook, Project Gutenberg News

+ Are E-Books Worth the Money? - Wall Street Journal
by Brett Arends via WSJ

+ 10 Reading Revolutions Before E-Books
by Tim Carmody via The Atlantic

+ Random House publishes first-ever ebook original
by Paul Biba at TeleRead

Views: 2539

FreePint

FreePint supports the value of information in the enterprise. Read more »

Latest FreePint Articles:

• Big Data and the Enterprise Information Professional
  Friday, 17th May 2013

  Victor Camlek reviews what big data means for the information professional in a corporate information centre, library or strategic planning department. Opportunities abound for info pros to take the lead as content advocates on big data issues and to deliver an active agenda aimed at documenting, tracking and attending physical and virtual events focused on big data - to deliver a strong return on investment.

• Encouraging Collaboration Within Law Firms
  Friday, 17th May 2013

  Failure, that's a horrible word to use at the start of an article. But that's essentially what this article is going to be about and, more specifically, why (some say) internal collaboration tools within law firms are doomed to fail. However, failure can also be useful in understanding how tools such as intranets, or collaboration tools like Confluence, are used and what could drive future projects to success.

• Privacy - Don't Hold Your Breath
  Friday, 17th May 2013

  The discovery that Bloomberg News journalists have been making use of customer data raises broader privacy issues. Associated Press has complained about secret use of its telephone records by the United States Justice Department and the British polling organisation Ipsos MORI has been exposed trying to sell anonymised data from the mobile phone service EE to the London police. How effective is anonymisation, should internet service providers shield user data from the authorities and are some websites’ privacy notices designed merely to protect the providers?

• ... more ...

All Family Articles »
Family Articles by Category »

A FreePint Subscription delivers articles and reports that support your organisation's information practice, content and strategy.

Start the conversation about a subscription by
completing our online form: "How can FreePint help?"

FreePint Testimonials

"This report will be of great value to me as I meet with the managing partner in the near future to discuss the budget. It is one of the ..."

Read more testimonials and supply yours »