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Bruce County Public Library begins lending Sony eReaders – Shoreline Beacon

Bruce County Public Library begins lending Sony eReaders
Shoreline Beacon
An eReader is a handheld device that can hold hundreds of titles and allows the user to read books on its display screen. EReaders are growing in popularity thanks to their ability to hold a huge library of books on a single device, their light weight

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Penguin halts Kindle library lending: Will more publishers disable the feature? – Digitaltrends.com

Penguin halts Kindle library lending: Will more publishers disable the feature? – Digitaltrends.com


AFP
Penguin halts Kindle library lending: Will more publishers disable the feature?
Digitaltrends.com
Penguin Group, a book publisher, has asked that all of its e-books be removed from the Amazon Kindle library lending service, which is a joint operation between Amazon and a company called OverDrive that specializes in managing digital content for
Why Might A Publisher Pull Its E-Books From Libraries?MocoNews
Penguin stops giving US libraries digital booksAFP
Penguin Plays Security Card With E-Book Lending PulloutTechNewsWorld
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Publishers Are Seeing Red Over Amazon’s Kindle Library – MainStreet

Publishers Are Seeing Red Over Amazon’s Kindle Library – MainStreet


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Publishers Are Seeing Red Over Amazon's Kindle Library
MainStreet
It was a boon to Prime subscribers, and in advance of the launch of the Kindle Fire, another argument for joining the retailer's rapidly growing content ecosystem. For some publishers and authors, though, the new service looks like a harbinger of doom.
Is Amazon's Kindle Lending Library a breach of contract?Christian Science Monitor
Amazon Breaches Contract With Kindle Lending Library, 'Authors Guild' SaysSocial Barrel
Kindle Offers Lending Library To CustomersNPR
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Amazon Breaches Contract With Kindle Lending Library, ‘Authors Guild’ Says – Social Barrel

Amazon Breaches Contract With Kindle Lending Library, ‘Authors Guild’ Says – Social Barrel


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Amazon Breaches Contract With Kindle Lending Library, 'Authors Guild' Says
Social Barrel
Amazon has breached contracts with publishers for releasing the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, infuriating several US authors that threaten to sue the online retailer if it does not pull the service soon. Some of the titles found on the Kindle Owners'
Is Amazon's Kindle Lending Library a breach of contract?Christian Science Monitor
Kindle Offers Lending Library To CustomersNPR
How Amazon's Kindle Lending Library Hurts AuthorsSignal News
The Verge -Washington Post
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Is Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library a breach of contract? – Christian Science Monitor

Is Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library a breach of contract? – Christian Science Monitor


Christian Science Monitor
Is Amazon's Kindle Lending Library a breach of contract?
Christian Science Monitor
Amazon says it is entitled, under contracts it entered into with select publishing houses, to include titles in the Lending Library. Authors are angry that Amazon included titles without telling them, but because the online books behemoth sells so many
How Amazon's Kindle Lending Library Hurts AuthorsSignal News
Amazon's Kindle Lending Library under fire from Authors GuildThe Verge
Kindle Offers Lending Library To CustomersNPR
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Kindle Offers Lending Library To Customers – NPR

Kindle Offers Lending Library To Customers – NPR


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Kindle Offers Lending Library To Customers
NPR
Amazon has announced a new Kindle Owners Lending Library that will allow its Kindle customers to borrow one book per month from among 5000 books. Kindle owners are happy — but publishers and authors less so.
Amazon lending library and the future of digital publishingWashington Post
Authors Guild Criticizes Amazon Lending Librarymediabistro.com

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Amazon’s Lending Library Raises Publisher & Author Hackles – The Mac Observer

Amazon’s Lending Library Raises Publisher & Author Hackles – The Mac Observer


The Mac Observer
Amazon's Lending Library Raises Publisher & Author Hackles
The Mac Observer
Last week Amazon introduced a Kindle Owners Lending Library for Amazon Prime members. While touting that thousands of books available would be borrowed, a report claims that many publishers and authors had no prior knowledge of this program.
David Baldacci, Amanda Hocking and Stephenie Meyer Join the Kindle Million ClubMarketWatch (press release)
Alternatives to the Kindle Library LendingSavings.com (blog)
Amazon's Best Books list spotlights Prime lending problemGeekWire
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What’s on offer via the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library? – The Tech Herald

What’s on offer via the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library? – The Tech Herald


The Tech Herald
What's on offer via the Kindle Owners' Lending Library?
The Tech Herald
Although Kindle-equipped bookworms are likely thrilled at the prospect of enjoying free eBook publications (only one per month, mind), not everyone is smiling about the emergence of Amazon's library service. Moreover, several major publishing houses
Will Amazon's Kindle Lending Library Impact Public Libraries?Tablet Crunch (blog)

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Library begins lending Kobo eReaders – Paris Star

Library begins lending Kobo eReaders
Paris Star
An eReader is a handheld device that can hold hundreds of titles and allows the user to read books on its display screen. eReaders are growing in popularity thanks to their ability to hold a huge library of books on a single device, their light weight

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Marion County Library eBooks Available on Kindle – WDTV

Marion County Library eBooks Available on Kindle – WDTV


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Marion County Library eBooks Available on Kindle
WDTV
"It was a very big announcement in the publishing world when Amazon decided to extend their services to public libraries. So, this means now that the file format that most eBooks are in can now be used on Kindles," said Erika Reed, Marion County
Amazon Launches Library Ebook Lending Support for Kindle and an All-New Kindle InfoToday.com
Amazon news: Public library integration for Kindle and eBook rental rumorFierceContentManagement
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Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, Graphite, 6" 


The all-new Kindle has a new lectronic-ink screen with 50 percent better contrast than any other e-reader, a new sleek design with a 21 percent smaller body while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area, and a 17 percent lighter weight at just 8.5 ounces. The new Kindle also offers 20 percent faster page turns, up to one month of battery life, double the storage to 3,500 books, built-in Wi-Fi, a graphite color option and more—all for only $139.



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