The Second Floor Librarians

As previously mentioned, Library2Go ebooks will come to an Amazon Kindle near you sometime in 2011…

Earlier this month we posted about the Advantage Program which allows us  to purchase additional copies of  downloadables just for Corvallis-Benton Co. library patrons.

One of the biggest complaints we hear about Libray2Go is that there aren’t enough books available to check out.   We hear you!  

Do you have questions about ebooks and Library2Go? Want to try out an ebook reader? Having trouble getting Library2Go ebooks to work on your computer? If so, you will want to mark your calendar and attend of one the ebook demo sessions the Second Floor Librarians are hosting next week.

Blackberry users rejoice!  OverDrive recently announced the release of its OverDrive Media Console app for BlackBerry mobile devices, which allows users to wirelessly check out library ebooks and audiobooks.

Judging by all the questions we get about downloading Library2Go materials (ebooks, audiobooks and video) to use on your various gadgets, we know you all have a lot of questions about Library2Go. And we’re happy to help – that’s what we’re here for! But Library2Go now has a new help feature that will get you [...]

So here we are at the first day of “Read an ebook week” and I wanted to give you just a few reasons why I love ebooks…

Crafts are popular at CBCPL, and whether you are a knitter, spinner, quilter, or beader you probably already know we have lots of craft books, magazines and DVDs.  Did you know we also have ebooks and downloadable videos?

The app to download library ebooks on your iPad is here! There already is an app to get library ebooks on your iPhone or iPod Touch. You may also load library ebooks onto your iPad using a third-party app called Bluefire Reader. However, this latest release is an app developed specifically for the iPad, and [...]

Although I would not call myself an early adapter, I will admit that I often do jump on technologies a bit quickly, especially if they offer the possibility of doing something I really want.  For example, I really wanted to read free library eBooks on my iPod Touch. However the current mobile version of Overdrive [...]