http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/tags/Kindle/default.aspxTags: KindleenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2012/03/30/harry-potter-ebooks-downloadable-audiobooks-now-available.aspxFri, 30 Mar 2012 14:27:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:2368professor.knowsitall@evpl0http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=2368http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2012/03/30/harry-potter-ebooks-downloadable-audiobooks-now-available.aspx#comments<p><img style="float:right;border:2px solid black;margin-left:5px;" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/7029479781_bed659800d_o.jpg" alt="Harry Potter eBooks" width="245" height="157" />Harry Potter eBooks &amp; downloadable audiobooks are now available in our OverDrive collection!</p> <ol> <li><em>Harry Potter &amp; the Sorcerer&#39;s Stone</em>: <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=622708F6-78D7-453A-A7C5-3FE6853F3167">eBook</a> | <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=02FAA733-5F26-4039-96FA-7DE7EE74C43B">MP3 Audiobook</a></li> <li><em>Harry Potter &amp; the Chamber of Secrets</em>: <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=A79BB485-5A7B-4100-8661-3A4647E70BAF">eBook</a> | <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=A747D620-96F9-42BC-B4E1-4830EC9D3C9E">MP3 Audiobook</a></li> <li><em>Harry Potter &amp; the Prisoner of Azkaban</em>: <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=E02542E0-7769-41FB-8CA3-C8262175C8AE">eBook</a> | <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=5D12A9AB-C7E6-4FE9-8444-177E25636E0A">MP3 Audiobook</a></li> <li><em>Harry Potter &amp; the Goblet of Fire</em>: <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=3D4D6C38-79B4-4084-A1C9-130E5499516C">eBook</a> | <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=C5BBC136-2168-4DBF-838D-D909F3CC0CEC">MP3 Audiobook</a></li> <li><em>Harry Potter &amp; the Order of the Phoenix</em>: <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=4C8A3B1A-B3F4-4CB2-A107-FD422F1A5674">eBook</a> | <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=759F6D95-BC27-4293-8C7C-E2A9B791DFA1">MP3 Audiobook</a></li> <li><em>Harry Potter &amp; the Half-Blood Prince</em>: <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=361AF83E-0361-4830-8755-DA21E56DC3BF">eBook</a> | <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=80D2387C-2866-4A47-B7A8-A596425932FA">MP3 Audiobook</a></li> <li><em>Harry Potter &amp; the Deathly Hallows</em>: <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=B45A460F-538A-454B-BB73-5DAA19972742">eBook</a> | <a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=A218DBCF-48DC-4668-91CE-0FC1CD4AC5F1">MP3 Audiobook</a></li> </ol> <p>Why did it take so long? The Harry Potter titles haven&#39;t been available in digital formats until now. They <a title="CBS News: Harry Potter e-books available at J.K. Rowling&#39;s Pottermore store" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-57405447-501465/harry-potter-e-books-available-at-j.k-rowlings-pottermore-store/" target="_blank">released to the general public on Tuesday</a>, with <a title="MSNBC: Harry Potter eBooks Available for Library &amp; School Lending Worldwide Starting Today" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46890780" target="_blank">availability to libraries starting yesterday</a>.</p> <p>Now that they&#39;re available in digital formats, will you be reading/re-reading these books?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2368" width="1" height="1">audiobooksebooksfictionsequelsKindleFantasyOverDriveseriesbestsellersdownloadsfyiJ K RowlingYoung Adultsharry potterhttp://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2008/08/26/ebooks.aspxTue, 26 Aug 2008 13:06:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:280Meditatinglibrarian@evpl0http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=280http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2008/08/26/ebooks.aspx#comments<p><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black;font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">EBooks, or electronic books, are digital versions of books, often in PDF format, that can be read on computers and/or handheld devices.&nbsp; </span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:18pt;mso-outline-level:4;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:small;">Earlier this month I came across a blog post, </span><a href="http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/20-best-websites-to-download-free-e-books/"><span style="font-size:small;color:#800080;">20 Best Websites to Download Free eBooks</span></a>.&nbsp; <span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:small;">The&nbsp;<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://evpl.lib.overdrive.com/3B57A1B6-FA95-4161-A24D-780C8B0022DF/10/268/en/Default.htm"><span style="color:#800080;">EVPL Digital Library</span></a></span> also offers free eBooks to download, including many recent bestsellers.</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:small;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:18pt;mso-outline-level:4;" class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:18pt;mso-outline-level:4;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:small;">And Amazon has plans to sell a student version of the Kindle, amazon&#39;s eBook reader.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>It will likely have a larger screen, making it more e-textbook friendly.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>From ZDNet,<strong> </strong></span><a href="http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1827"><span style="font-size:small;color:#800080;">Amazon eyeing up the textbook market? About time.</span></a><span style="font-size:small;"><strong> </strong>and from the Wired blog network,<strong> </strong></span><a href="http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/08/kindle-to-gradu.html"><span style="font-size:small;color:#800080;">A textbook case for the Kindle.</span></a></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=280" width="1" height="1">ebooksKindle