KindleLib

E-Readers & Libraries John Rodzvilla February 24, 2009 Simmons College Library

From lawgeek’s flickr account ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdawg/1300241735/ ), last accessed 2/18/08

Kindle details
$399 for device
10.3 ounces
6 inch display
Holds “hundreds” of books
Wireless connection using 3G network
Supports MOBI, Microsoft Word, HTML, TXT, PRC and image files
Newspapers, magazines, blogs, & books
Doesn’t require a computer
Keyboard
Not backlit
OED loaded
Wikipedia
$.10 for wireless conversion
PDF??

Kindle 2 details
Slimmer version at 1/3 of an inch
Now with 16 shades of grey
Better battery life
More storage
Faster page turn
Text-to-Speech
Amazon.com’s Kindle 2 image (http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/kindle/turing/photos/feat-libr2-300px._V251264267_.jpg), last accessed 2/20/09

Amazon.com’s Kindle storefront ( http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/133141011 ), last accessed 2/17/08

Image from Sprint (http://www.showmycoverage.com/mycoverage.jsp?id=A921ZON), last accessed 2/20/09

Other Readers Image from Kimbooktu ( http://kimbooktu.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/bookish-wallpaper-ii/ ), last accessed 2/17/08

Sony Stats
PRS-500 series
$299 for device
9 ounces
6 inch display
Internal memory holds up to 80 books
Connects to computer via UPB
BBeB Book , TXT, RTF, PDF*, Microsoft Word
Not backlit
No keyboard
Bookmarks
Switch Screen orientation
*PDF can be created using Acrobat Standard or need to be unencrypted

Other readers available
eBookwise 1150
Supports: .rb, TXT, DOC, HTML,
$135
Backlit screen
Bookeen’s Cybook
Supports: PDF, TXT, HTML, PDB, Mobi, MP3 and image files
$350
iRex Iliad
Supports: PDF / HTML / TXT / JPG / BMP/ PNG
$699
8.1” screen

Are dedicated e-readers even necessary? Image from http://www.apple.com , last accessed 2/17/08

Are dedicated e-readers even necessary? Image from http://www.apple.com , last accessed 2/17/08 Nope

E-readers in the Library Image from http://www.lightupyourworld.nl/en/index_en.html , last accessed 2/17/08

Image from Forbes Library Catalog (http://wmars.cwmars.org/record=b3559250~S41), last accessed 2/20/09

Image from Duke (http://cit.duke.edu/help/exploratory_equipment.html/) , last accessed 2/20/09

Issues, Questions, Problems
EULA agreement
Cataloging
Access
Marketing
Acquisitions

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by John Rodzvilla on Feb 20, 2009

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