OverDrive provides the platform used by most public libraries to loan eBooks to patrons. The company’s platform works with a number of dedicated eBook Readers including the Sony Reader and Barnes & Noble NOOK line, and OverDrive also offers apps for Android, BalckBerry, iOS, and Windows Mobile. Now you can also add Windows Phone 7 […]
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Library book loans coming to Amazon Kindle (and mobile apps)
Amazon has announced plans to launch Kindle Library Lending later this year, allowing Kindle users to borrow digital books from more than 11,000 US libraries. The feature will be available both on physical Kindle eBook readers and on the company’s mobile apps for iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and other mobile and desktop computer platforms. A number […]
OverDrive for Blackberry adds support for EPUB library books
OverDrive is a company that powers library eBook and digital audio book loans for thousands of public libraries. OverDrive Media Console software is available for iPhone and Android devices, letting you check out media from your local library on your phone or tablet. But up until recently the company’s BlackBerry app only supported MP3 audio […]
Bluefire Reader eBook reader coming to Google Android
The [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bluefire-reader/id394275498?mt=8&uo=4″ title=”Bluefire Reader” text=”Bluefire Reader “]eBook app for iOS was one of the first mobile apps to support public library books using Adobe DRM. The app supports ePub and PDF formats and also features an integrated book store for purchasing digital books. Now the developers have started to show off an Android version […]
DRM rears its ugly head: Publishers insist on crippling public library eBook loans
I’m not generally a huge fan of DRM, because so-called digital rights management software basically limits what users can do with software, books, music, and movies they download. If you pay for an eBook or a movie you should really be able to access it on any device you choose, write in the margins, or […]