Amazon’s Kindle Fire offers “a disappointedly poor user experience,” according to usability expert Jakob Nielsen, principal of the Nielsen Norman Group (NNG).
Penguin’s Ebook Decision Has Chilling Effect on School Libraries
By on November 30, 2011
Penguin’s suspension of Kindle access to its titles for libraries reaffirmed one librarian’s decision to go the public domain route, rather than spend money on titles only to have the rights potentially taken away.
Penguin Group USA to No Longer Allow Library Lending of New Ebook Titles
By on November 21, 2011
Penguin Group USA has joined the ranks of Big Six publishers who will not offer ebook titles via OverDrive’s catalog.
Authors Guild Weighs in on Amazon Lending Library
By on November 14, 2011
The Authors Guild called Amazon’s recently launched ebook lending library a “mess” and claimed that Amazon appeared to breaching contracts with some publishers by including their titles in the lending program.
Amazon Starts Lending Ebooks, but Head of ALA Says Libraries Still Offer Best Value
By on November 3, 2011
Amazon launched today its ebook lending library. Although the new service directly competes for at least one resource that public libraries provide, the executive director of the American Library Association is confident that it does not pose a threat.
Link: What happens to books when the Kindle is free? — Tech News and Analysis
By on October 6, 2011
Based on the consistent and gradual declines in Kindle prices, some have speculated that Amazon could soon offer them for free, sponsored by advertising or other similar deals. Which raises an interesting question: What would free e-book readers do to the book industry?
Link: Amazon and OverDrive Roll Out Kindle Books to Libraries
By on September 21, 2011
The long-awaited rollout, first announced in April, will end the notable absence of the popular Kindle device from library ebook lending.
