One of the biggest draws and selling points of Adobe DRM-supporting ereaders, especially the Sony Readers, is that you can checkout ebooks for free from your local library to read on them. This applies to most ereaders and tablets on the market, all except the Kindle and a few no name brands.
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15 Percent off Codes for eBooks at Kobo
Below are some discount codes for ebooks at KoboBooks.com. These coupon codes didn’t say what the expiration date was, so hopefully they are valid for awhile. Kobo’s ebooks use Adobe DRM so they are compatible with most ereaders except the Kindle. They have apps for Android devices, iPad and iPhone, Blackberry, PC and Mac computers, […]
Kobo Adds 175k Educational and Technical PDFs to eBookstore
Kobo Books has added 175,000 PDFs to their ebook library from more than 2,000 publishers, including Prentice-Hall, McGraw-Hill, Blackwell, Palgrave, The World Bank, Springer, Financial Times Press, Routledge, and others. The PDFs include medical texts, academic and scientific texts, dictionaries, economics and business manuals, technical manuals, and other education oriented materials.
Nook In-Store Exclusive Content for January
If you own any model of Nook ereader you can take it to a Barnes and Noble retail location to access the free exclusive content listed below. As usual, connect to B&N’s free WiFi and tap the “shop” icon to bring up the in-store promotions. Each week the “More in Store” is updated and each […]
Ebook Sales: January Discount Codes for eBooks.com
Here are the January coupon codes for eBooks.com. Each month eBooks.com offers discounts on a wide range ebooks in several categories and subjects. The ebooks from eBooks.com come in the following formats: Adobe EPUB and PDF, Microsoft LIT, MobiPocket, and they also have an app for the iPad and iPhone.
Lending Kindle eBooks, How it Works and What to Know
Amazon has quietly introduced ebook lending—no press release, no big announcement, just a brief blurb on the official Kindle Forum. Before you get too excited and uncork your favorite bottle of champagne, Amazon’s ebook lending uses the same system as Barnes and Noble uses for the Nook, so it’s not nearly as cool as it […]
Best NookBooks of 2010; Fifteen Free NookBooks
Barnes and Noble recently added lists to their website for the best NOOKbooks of 2010 for fiction, non-fiction, and best teen NOOKbooks. The three lists comprise of 56 titles from a wide range of authors and genres. The main list can be found here on B&N’s Best NookBooks of 2010 page.
Merry Christmas! Ebook Sales and Free eBooks
So you’ve gotten a new ereader for Christmas and now need to start adding some ebooks to its virtual shelves. Here’s a list to get you started on some free ebooks and ebook deals from Amazon, Borders, B&N, and Kobo. Note that Kindle ebooks work on Kindle devices and software only. The same goes for […]