Marysville Library Blog

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

So You're Shopping for an E-reader...


So you're shopping for a present for friends or family, and you know they like to read. Hey, how about getting them an e-reader?


You know they use the library a lot (Hooray!), and you know that the library offers downloadable e-books for free (because you use the library a lot, too, Hooray!). You're technologically savvy and know that Kindle is proprietary and won't be compatible with e-books from the library. So what e-reader should you get for them, that will be compatible with the service called "Overdrive" that the library uses? Just in time for the gift-giving season (oh, all right, Christmas and Hannukah), Overdrive has put together a list of devices that are compatible.


Gift-giving problem: solved.
-Kathy

1 comment:

  1. Thank you for clarifying what can be confusing to many who hear the word "Kindle" and assume it is the generic answer to downloading AlL e-books. Since Sno-Isle uses "Overdrive" - a free - oh let me emphasize that all important word again - FREE DOWNLOADABLE E-BOOKS - one would be very disappointed to receive a device that was not compatible with the FREE library service! After all, who wants to pay big $ for a device and then continue to pay for the service of downloading an E-Book when there are FREE E-Books at our local libraries! Yea!!! For Marysville Library for featuring this list of Sno-Isle Libraries and Overdrive downloadable-friendly E-Readers on your main page!

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