Will You Sign My eBook?

Authors love to sign books and their adoring fans will wait in line for hours to acquire a swipe of the pen. But what becomes of these relics in the digital future? It's time for writers to put their pens down and pick up a stylus for the dawn of the electronic signature age. Barnes & Noble has their first ever "e-book signing" scheduled in New York. Authors will sign directly on a Nook Color, imprinting their fancy scrawl on a digital copy of the book and visible to anyone who reads it. Some things never change; they merely jump formats. Digitally signed high school yearbooks anyone?

From Page to Screen -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

The much awaited, much anticipated... Here's the trailer for the last official Harry Potter!

But don't worry--rumors are already circulating about a documentary about the making of the HP movies. And Daniel Radcliffe is already hard at work on other projects, including a film release of Susan Hill's The Woman in Black (it's a teaser of a trailer, but in case you need to know more, you can reserve the book here).

Great news for Kindle owners!

It has long been a disappointment to Kindle users that they can't access library books on their Kindles like the owners of Nooks and other devices can. Well there is exciting news on the eBook frontier.

Sometime in the coming year, Kindle compatible library eBooks will become available. The truly great news in this announcement is that we will not have to stretch our funds any further by purchasing yet another format. According to our sources all of our currently available OverDrive eBook titles and any titles we purchase in the future will be supported by Kindle.

A user will be able to browse for titles on any desktop or mobile operating system, check out a title with a library card, and then select Kindle as the delivery destination. The borrowed title will then be able to be enjoyed using any Kindle device and all of Amazon’s free Kindle Reading Apps.

We will keep our ear to the ground and let you know when we expect them to become available. In anticipation browse our OverDrive collection.

From Page to Screen -- The Help

If you are one of the many that have been waiting in earnest anticipation...



The movie is scheduled to open on August 12 and you know what that means... There's still time to read the book!

Facebook 101

So you've heard about it, but never tried it? Ready to get your feet wet with Facebook?
Great news! Our teaching volunteer Timothy is ready to push you in the puddle! Okay, not really, but she'll help you wade in comfortably!
Call the Reference Desk now to sign up for one of the three Facebook 101 sessions:
Saturday, May 14 9:30-11:30
Monday, May 16 9:30-11:30
Monday, May 16 2:00-4:00
Before the class, you'll need to have an email address and a Facebook account. If you need help with either of those items, stop by the Reference Desk for some extra help before the day of your session.
Questions? Call the Reference Desk at 355-3720!

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