Here is some interesting news about getting borrowed (OverDrive) ebooks on to your Apple device. I think this sort of work-around style solution will be the norm until some level of standard acceptance comes about for ebooks. Here is an article providing some food for thought if you are in the market for a reader currently. The which-do-I-buy article deals with only a small number of the readers available, leaving out for example, interesting new color readers like the Pandigital Novel.
Another good resource page about ereaders produced by the North East Kansas Library System, a regional library support organization.
The work-around solution above involves using the BLUEFIRE reader app that is available for free from the APP Store on the IPAD. We have tried it out and it works smoothly.
ReplyDeleteFor more information go to the Library Journal Blog Link listed below:
http://blog.libraryjournal.com/ljinsider/2010/11/12/library-ebooks-on-the-ipadiphone-no-sync-required/
Amanda
Reference Librarian
Hutchinson Public Library
Thank you Amanda!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I would comment on my own post saying that, while the Pandigital Novel might be "interesting" in reality it is something of a half-finished product. I would not recommend it for purchase having used it.