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Local libraries to offer free eBook rentals

By Paul Lester

17:03 October 27, 2009 PDT

Offering eBook rentals online could help increase library visits - of the virtual kind

It would come as no surprise to hear that your typical local library isn’t exactly a hive of activity these days. The availability of information online and swathes of technology capable of distracting us during quieter times has seen memberships declining. But a scheme designed to embrace modern alternatives to the weighty tome could breathe new life back into the service. Taking a leaf from Amazon’s book, if you’ll pardon the pun, select local libraries in the UK are now subsidizing conventional methods by offering eBook rentals online. Read More

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Kindle DX: Amazon upsizes e-reader

By Paul Best

23:41 May 6, 2009 PDT

Amazon.com offers several improvements with the Kindle DX, its larger 9.7-inch screen the ...

Amazon.com has added an upgraded version of its wireless electronic reader Kindle, with several improvements, its larger 9.7-inch screen the most obvious. The Kindle DX also introduces a PDF reader, auto-rotation and expanded memory that can store up to 3,500 books. Read More

 
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