I've downloaded kindle books from JCPL. The only catch is that these books are loaded through your Amazon account. Many public librarians consider this an invasion of privacy and are unhappy about it. Me? I'm just happy to be able to check out library ebooks to my kindle :-).
eBooks, Digital Resources - it is changing our personal consumption of content. How will it change the way we consume, use, assign books and textbooks in our schools?
The yearly Horizon Report documents key trends in technology that have an impact on education. Last year, it highlighted Cloud-based computing and Collaborative environments as the most immediate trends. This year it focuses on Electronic Books and Mobile Devices.
good geeky reading!