3M has followed Overdrive's lead with offering a new app for the Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet, Color, and HD tablets. This program will allow you browse your library's selection of digital books and download them right to your device. It also has the ability to let you read the ebooks right on the app, giving users an easier way to manage the entire process. "The 3M Cloud … [Read more...] about 3M Cloud Library App Hits the Nook Android Store
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Penguin eBooks Hitting New York Libraries This Month via 3M
The 3M Cloud Library Lending service is bringing Penguin ebooks back to select public libraries. The New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library are participating in a pilot project to see if it is a viable long-term business strategy to participate. “The 3M team is excited to be connecting New York and Brooklyn Public Library patrons with digital content from … [Read more...] about Penguin eBooks Hitting New York Libraries This Month via 3M
Des Moines Public Library Hooks Up with 3M for Digital eBooks
The Des Moines Public Library has just signed an agreement with the 3M Cloud Library System. This new initiative allows Central Library patrons access to digital content, in-library hardware, and apps for borrowing and reading ebooks. Things have been fairly quiet from 3M and its Cloud Service, which showcases innovative discovery terminals. You can think of them as … [Read more...] about Des Moines Public Library Hooks Up with 3M for Digital eBooks
Interview with Tom Mercer of 3M on Their Cloud Library Digtal eBook System
At Book Expo America 2012 we spoke with Tom Mercer, the man in charge of business development of the new 3M Cloud Library. The new program first started off with the St. Paul Library and provided library patrons with a myriad of very intuitive options to facilitate borrowing digital books. The first major innovation was the Discovery Terminals, touchscreen displays with custom … [Read more...] about Interview with Tom Mercer of 3M on Their Cloud Library Digtal eBook System
3M signs up INscribe Digital and Smashwords for Cloud Library eBooks
3M has just signed on a number of eBook publishing companies that expand its vast repertoire of eBooks to over 200,000. Today the company announced new partnerships with INscribe Digital, Smashwords, The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group and the National Book Network. The agreements with these new companies will add 100,000 books within 90 days to their Cloud Library … [Read more...] about 3M signs up INscribe Digital and Smashwords for Cloud Library eBooks
3M Launches their Cloud Library eBook Lending Service
3M officially launched their Cloud Library service and discovery terminals today. This service is seeking to compete with Overdrive to give library patrons a viable solution to their digital books. 3M had been beta testing their new platform for the last six months with the Kansas Digital Library Consortium and the St Paul Public Library. The essence of this new service is … [Read more...] about 3M Launches their Cloud Library eBook Lending Service
3M Cloud Library System Revealed in Video
3M will soon be unleashing a new Cloud based ebook lending service for libraries to compete with Overdrive. They introduced their system at the American Library Association conference in New Orleans last month. Today new video was captured showing off their discovery terminals and applications. The gist of the enterprise is the installation of "Discovery Terminals" in public … [Read more...] about 3M Cloud Library System Revealed in Video