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Libraries a bigger source of DVDs than Netflix

My librarian friends in public libraries, and especially the library clerks I know, working in the trenches, will tell you that DVDs have been their biggest business for years. The demand for DVDs in libraries skyrocketed and it keeps every library staff on the run, trying to keep up. [...]

Take the iPad, leave the cannoli

In my town, they printed & bound sets of the town minutes for every single board member and department head. I am the Lorax, and I speak for the trees that wee slaughtered to make all those ugly tomes. Surely there’s a better way? Williamsburg is trying the iPad instead. [...]

Amazon’s new Kindles — $189 and $139 each

Amazon is stepping up its game, releasing new models of the already-popular Kindle and dropping the price in a big way. Are they poised to dominate this holiday season, or can Barnes & Noble, or the iPad, or even the Sony Reader, give them a run for their money? [...]

Reading on the iPad

My review of reading on the iPad, looking at iBooks, Kindle for iPad, Kobo for iPad, standalone apps and more. [...]

iPad launch day

I’m not even going to try to pretend I’m doing anything today other than messing around with my iPad. I’ll post something more of a review tomorrow, but suffice to say, I warn you, it’s going to be quite positive.

I didn’t intend to wait in line and figured I’d just cruise by the [...]

Got a library? Got any money to run it? Yeah, me neither.

It’s hard for libraries and other non-profits to keep up in the digital age, with budgets either getting tighter or non-existent in the first place. Here’s some advice on how to keep your library up-to-spec on the cheap. Non-librarians might find a few gems here, too. [...]