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How to browse the Kindle Lending Library on your PC

Finally, a way to browse the Kindle Lending Library in your browser. As an avid reader, and an especially big fan of ebooks, I thought subscribing to Amazon Prime seemed like a good idea. After all, the $79/year membership lets you check out one ebook per month from the Kindle Lending Library,... Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2013-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling author riles many, calling libraries 'no longer relevant'

British writer Terry Deary, author of the 'Horrible Histories' children's series, says that libraries have 'had their day' and that there is no 'entitlement to read books for free.' Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scotland's Moray council to close seven libraries

The Moray Council in Scotland has announced the closure of seven libraries as it looks to make... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deary library row continues

Author and library campaigner Alan Gibbons has called for Terry Deary (pictured) to debate the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anger over Deary library views

Library supporters have responded with anger to author Terry Deary"s comments that "... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bakewell condemns library closures 'catastrophe'

Broadcaster Joan Bakewell has described library closures in areas including Liverpool and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deary: "libraries have had their day"

Horrible Histories author Terry Deary has broken ranks with the many authors who have spoken out... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors speak out for National Libraries Day

Libraries across the country celebrated National Libraries Day on Saturday (9th February), the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children boost PLR library stats

The growing use of libraries by children and young readers has once again been emphasised by... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Friern Barnet library to be volunteer-run

A library in north London which was occupied by squatters will now be run by volunteers from the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Great Book Robbery and the Fate of Palestine’s Private Libraries

In 1948 some 70,000 books were looted from Palestinian libraries by the state of Israel. A new documentary considers their fate and the implications of intellectual occupation. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liverpool Council threatens to close 10 libraries

Liverpool City Council is considering closing half its libraries as it looks to make another... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Government says library service 'not in crisis'

The Government's official response to the Culture, Media and Sport's Select Committee... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Brazil Build 39 Libraries Per Day Until 2020?

Brazil's is demanding that every school in the country house a library by 2020. To meet that goal, 128,020 libraries will have to be built—or 39 per day—if the goal it to be met. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cox: Libraries 'must do more with less'

The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) has admitted that libraries "must do more with less... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New scorecard lets libraries give feedback on ebook offerings from publishers

The American Library Association has created a scorecard that asks library workers to grade publishers on the way that they are offering ebooks for lending. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cabinet office pays £100k to York library scheme

City of York Council has been given £100,000 by the cabinet office to help it form a mutual... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan tests selling ebooks to libraries in two-year stretches

Major publishers are taking wildly different approaches to resolving the woes surrounding ebook lending at libraries: they're experimenting with both the short-yet-cheap subscription as well as an expensive option to pay only once for perpetual use. Sure enough, we're now seeing the middle road.... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lewisham library volunteers on workfare scheme

Some volunteers working in a Lewisham Library are there under the “workfare” scheme... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries are still vibrant, say Americans – but need to keep up

Libraries are 'important' to their communities, say 91 percent of Americans in a Pew survey, but they need more ebooks and more programs for children. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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