Friday, September 23, 2011

Weekly News Roundup

Internet Ruffles Pricey Scholarly Journals
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/world/europe/19iht-educLede19.html

Peace Corps volunteer from Dedham building a library in Togo
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/dedham/2011/09/peace_corp_volunteer_from_dedh.html

Here are a few articles about borrowing Kindle books through the library:

Kindle Books Now Available at over 11,000 Local Libraries
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1608874&highlight=

Amazon Lifts Edge of Curtain on Kindle Library Lending; Beta Testing Under Way
http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/892109-264/amazon_lifts_edge_of_curtain.html.csp

OverDrive and Amazon launch Kindle® compatibility with Library eBooks
http://www.overdrive.com/News/OverDrive-and-Amazon-launch-Kindle-compatibility-with-Library-eBooks

And in further e-Book news:
One in 6 Americans Own an eReader
http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/one-in-6-americans-own-ereader_b15839

As always, please email me at naeierman@stkate.edu with any stories you would like included in next week's roundup!

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