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In reply to your comment, I copied the concerning kindle terms of use in the forum post that started this thread because this issue intrigues me. The wording would appear to prevent use of kindles/ kindle content by libraries, however I am…"
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Hi,I have copied below parts of the kindle terms of use. This seems to prohibit lending by libraries because of things like: the third party thing, the "distribute" thing, the "personal,…Continue
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Rita Ann Thompson replied to Anne Weaver's discussion Kindles terms of use"Hmmmm....can other librarians state how they did get around the terms of use? It is an important question and one that we as well are looking at. I know that so many libraries are already loaning them out. It would be a great help…"
Emma Breeze replied to Anne Weaver's discussion Kindles terms of use"Public library pilot program
This article outlines the pilot Kindle program being run by the public library in West Vancouver, BC. I am in contact with them and hope to learn more about their experiences in the next week or so. I will share when I…"
Marie Coleman replied to Anne Weaver's discussion Kindles terms of use"I haven't yet loaned a book but anxious to try it! I ended up using my work email address for the account - there were some crazy issues in getting started since they wanted a credit card and at the time my school didn't have one and…"
Kathleen Nester replied to Anne Weaver's discussion Kindles terms of use"Have you loaned books from one Nook to the other in a school situation? What email did you use when setting up your account? Did you use a generic one...the school librarians?I'm thinking of a situation where we might want to lend a title from…"
Marie Coleman replied to Anne Weaver's discussion Kindles terms of use"I don't have any positive feedback to add. Last year when I wanted to purchase an e-reader, my Principal and I poured over the Kindle's terms and could not find any loopholes to allow us to loan either. Thus, we went with the…"
Anne Weaver posted a discussionKindles terms of use
Hi,I have copied below parts of the kindle terms of use. This seems to prohibit lending by libraries because of things like: the third party thing, the "distribute" thing, the "personal, non-commercial use" thing, the "lend" thing and the network thing, for starters.In Australia, schools are not included in "non-commercial" use. While it may be possible now in the US, technically to "lend" kindle books, this does not necessarily mean it is permissible under the kindle terms of use, for…See More
Anne Weaver left a comment for Will DeLamater"Will,
If you look at my blog under publications, there are articles about how we are using Netbooks for ereading http://readingpower.wordpress.com/
We are trialling Amazon Kindle for PC and I notice there is now Kindle for the Web. However, I am…"
Will DeLamater left a comment for Anne Weaver"Welcome, Anne! Would love to hear about your use of digital text with students!"
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Using Netbooks for ereading
Hi,
We are using Netbooks for ereading. My SLAQ/IASL presentation is below. I have trialled Amazon kindle for PC on the Netbooks.
Slides with presentation transcript is at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/40448221/SLAQIASL-Part-1
and
http://www.scribd.com/doc/40451155/SLAQIASL-Part-2
I have lots of links on ereading and ebooks at my blog,
http://readingpower.wordpress.com/
Cheerio, Anne
We are using Netbooks for ereading. My SLAQ/IASL presentation is below. I have trialled Amazon kindle for PC on the Netbooks.
Slides with presentation transcript is at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/40448221/SLAQIASL-Part-1
and
http://www.scribd.com/doc/40451155/SLAQIASL-Part-2
I have lots of links on ereading and ebooks at my blog,
http://readingpower.wordpress.com/
Cheerio, Anne
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- At 8:45am on December 6, 2010, Will DeLamater said…
- Welcome, Anne! Would love to hear about your use of digital text with students!
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