Queens Library in New York will start offering tablet devices for free to its members from next week, or Nov 20 to be precise. The generosity can be attributed to Google donating 17,000 of its new Nexus 7 devices to the New York State Community Action Association to commemorate one year of Hurricane Sandy hitting New York and adjoining areas. Of these, Queens Library will be … [Read more...] about Queens Library to Start Lending Nexus 7 Tablets Out
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Storia Makes Another Donation of Books to Those in Need
Following the announcement this week that Scholastic will be donating one million books to schools and libraries whose collections were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, Scholastic’s digital reading platform Storia will be making a similarly large donation, this time to encourage a love of reading at the holidays. In conjunction with The UPS Store and Toys for Tots, Storia will … [Read more...] about Storia Makes Another Donation of Books to Those in Need
e-Reading After a Hurricane
The United States is still reeling from Hurricane Sandy, and I was right in the middle of it! After she passed, I was without power, heat, or water for two weeks. In fact, I still have no internet or cable. I'm typing this on my 4G iPad using the fantastic K760 Bluetooth Keyboard. So how does someone who is an ebook freak get along during a prolonged power outage? I … [Read more...] about e-Reading After a Hurricane