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Good e-Reader covers all of the latest trends with audiobooks and e-books in the public library. Find out the latest industry news from companies such as Overdrive, 3M, Baker & Taylor, Zinio.

Digital Archives: Epistles of St. Paul Papyrus Now on iPad

The University of Michigan’s most famous papyrus is now available to users…

Douglas County Libraries Acquire 10K eBooks from Smashwords

Once again Smashwords is showing up the mainstream publishers. According to ALA…

Libraries Starting to Emerge as Bookstores

With bookstores gradually on the way out in the digital age, libraries…

Record Library Traffic on Christmas, Thanks to eBook Lending

A number of consumers–both surprised and not-so-surprised–opened tablets or dedicated e-readers yesterday,…

Macmillan Vows to Particpate in Library eBook Lending

The CEO of Macmillan John Sargent emailed all of his employees an…

3M, Polaris Integrate at the Baltimore Public Library

While the struggle for a satisfactory condition continues in the world of…

DPLA and Europeana Launch Joint Virtual Exhibition on Immigration

The Digital Public Library of America and Europeana are launching Leaving Europe: A…

Dead Sea Scrolls Now Available in Digital Format

One of the oldest known compilations of scrolls has received the digital…

Simon & Schuster Agrees to Sell One eBook to a Library

One of the things that Simon & Schuster is noted for is…

Cambridge University Library Releases Digital Version of Important Religious Manuscripts

Last year, Cambridge University released digital versions of Isaac Newton’s manuscripts and…

UK Libraries to Run on Volunteer Support

In an article for The Bookseller, Joshua Farrington reported on a recent…

eBooks for Libraries Website Opens

eBooks for Libraries is a site run by a librarian and sponsored…

eBooks Don’t Have Bedbugs – Library Books Do

The NY Times is reporting that libraries are trying to deal with…

First Public Beta Version of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek Is Launched

Along with the rise of ebooks, we have been seeing a huge…

Literati Platform Well-Received by AUP Students

GoodeReader has reported on the library database platform Literati that allows academic…

Largest Children’s Library in Mexico Opens and Uses 3,000 eBooks

3,000 ebooks will be part of a new children’s library in Mexico…

Penguin Partners with Baker & Taylor for Library eBooks

Penguin has had a tumultuous journey with digital book lending to libraries.…

Kobo and Family Christian Stores Form New Partnership

The Family Christian Store in the United States has forged an agreement…

Library Customers Often Buy the Most Books

There is a very strong connotation among publishers that library patrons are…

Corwin to Unveil Digital Professional Development

Corwin, a company specializing in resource and academic materials geared towards educators,…

Breaking: 3M Cloud Library Expands Relationship with Penguin

The 3M Cloud Library System initiated a trial with Penguin to bring…

Minnesota Libraries’ Latest Patrons to Benefit from 3M

Three public library systems in Minnesota, overseeing a total of twenty-five individual…

ProQuest Works to Improve eBook Discoverability

According to the results of its own study, ProQuest, the parent company…