E book presentation

eBooks & Library to Go
May 8, 2010; Tara Thompson

What is an eReader and eBook?
How can the ORL provide eBooks?
How to use Library to Go?
Where else you can find eBooks?

What is an eReader and eBook?

eReaders and eBooks
Digital version of written materials
Portable
Low power
Hi-resolution

Sony Reader

Kindle

Who
Travellers
Students
Transit Users

Reasons to buy...
Books cost less
Easier to publish
Greener
Size
Devices still cost a lot
Loss of eReader
Content Compatibility
Not easy to share/loan books
Significant
Downsides

Choosing an eReader
Content
Display
Performance
Wireless
Storage space
Multimedia
Advanced features
Battery life

Using Library to Go!
How can the ORL provide eBooks?

Getting to Library to Go!

Library to Go

Orienting
Find books:
Browse
Search
Help sections:
Guided Tour
Getting Started

Getting Started
Step 1 - Download and install free software
Step 2 - Activate the software
Step 3 - Check out, download, and enjoy

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide – Step 1

Adobe® Digital Editions

Downloading: Adobe® Digital Editions

Installing: Adobe® Digital Editions

Authorizing: Adobe® Digital Editions

Activating: Adobe® Digital Editions

Adobe® Digital Editions

Library to Go

Library to Go – Getting a Book

Library to Go – Checkout

Library to Go – Download

Opening: Adobe® Digital Editions

Help: Adobe® Digital Editions

Other Sources

Ebooks for Downloading
Project Gutenberg Canada - http://www.gutenberg.ca/
ManyBooks.net - http://manybooks.net/
Google Books - http://books.google.com/
MobileRead - http://www.mobileread.com/
BaenFree Library - http://www.baen.com/library/
Free Kindle Books - http://www.freekindlebooks.org/

(2010). Activation and authorization. Adobe Digital Editions Help. Retrieved May 7, 2010 from http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/help/#activation
(2010). eReader Comparison. eReader Leader. Retrieved May 7, 2010 from http://www.ereaderleader.com/ereader-comparison/
(28 January 2010). Device Resource Center – Compatible EBook Devices. Overdrive. Retrieved May 7, 2010 from http://overdrive.com/resources/drc/compatibleebookdevices.aspx
Herzog, Brian. (16 March 2010). Ebooks and Resources. Swiss Army Librarian. Retrieved May 7, 2010 from http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/16/ebooks-and-resources
Morrill, Stef. (20 March 2009). Re-Kindling e-book Enthusiasm. TechBits. Retrived May 7, 2010 from http://scls.typepad.com/techbits/2009/03/rekindling-ebook-enthusiasm-.html
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