Showing posts with label ebooks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ebooks. Show all posts

Friday, July 30, 2010

ebooks and audiobooks - sneak preview starts on August 2

 For early adopters - those tech savvy patrons and staff who can cope with being the first to try a new service and help us work out the kinks, a sneak preview of our new downloading service will begin on August 2. This sneak preview is part of an array of new products and services we'll be launching as part of our regional revitalization over the next few months.

A province-wide collection of electronic books can be accessed at:
http://www.library2go.sk.ca - remember though, your Chinook card won't be working until the 2nd of August.  Anyone who has technical questions can contact our support staff at chinook.overdrive [at] gmail.com

I had a great time selecting some items to supplement the existing provincial collection, and imagine my delight when I discovered that fourteen of the titles I chose were borrowed in less than 24 hours!  Here's what was snapped up within hours:


1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett







2. A Kiss at Midnight
Eloisa James







3. The Lion, the Witch and the...
C. S. Lewis







4. Devil in Winter
Lisa Kleypas







5. The Girl with the Dragon Ta...
Stieg Larsson







6. A Dangerous Love
Sabrina Jeffries







7. About That Man
Sherryl Woods







8. Bad Luck and Trouble
Lee Child







9. Blood Hunt
Ian Rankin







10. Again the Magic
Lisa Kleypas







11. The Girl Who Played with Fi...
Stieg Larsson







12. The Hunger Games (unabridge...
Suzanne Collins







13. One False Note (unabridged)
Gordon Korman







14. Infamous
Suzanne Brockmann








I hope some of your patrons will get excited about this 'sneak preview' of a fantastic new service.  A full launch with publicity will occur in conjunction with our migration to SILS.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Google to enter the ebook market

This summer, Google will launch Google Editions, a new ebook service that promises to be compatible with a wide array of devices and formats.  Read more here.