Amazon launches the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library
Amazon took another step toward pulling its hardware and digital content into an increasingly tight package on Wednesday when it announced the launch of the Kindle Owners’ Lending…
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Amazon shuts down eBook loans via Lendle
Since Amazon gave Kindle users the ability to loan their eBooks in December, we've seen a number of startups launch in the eBook lending space, creating networks to…
E Ink, maker of Kindle display, to offer color
Up until now, people who have bought e-readers have had to make a compromise: either read in color on a highly reflective screen, or read in shades of…
iPad pilots launching in higher ed this fall
Educators say there’s a simple reason they believe the Apple iPad pilot programs coming to colleges and universities this fall will run smoother than previous trials with popular…
Not everyone ready for the digital textbook revolution
Don’t let the iPhones and BlackBerries fool you: Research and a recent pilot program that put eReaders in college students’ hands showed that most students aren’t ready to…
University library sees demand for Kindles soar
For students looking to temper sober textbook readings with a literary escape into the world of vampires and zombies, Oregon State University is loaning out Amazon Kindle electronic…
Can Apple’s tablet spark a textbook revolution?
Can the release of Apple's eReader tablet do for textbooks what the iPod did for music: combine an online store for purchasing books with sleek hardware that holds…
The top higher-ed tech stories of 2009: No. 1
Schools' use of digital textbooks began before 2009, but it was a watershed year for this emerging trend in higher education: Inspired by the introduction of a Kindle…
The top higher-ed tech stories of 2009: No. 1
Schools' use of digital textbooks began before 2009, but it was a watershed year for this emerging trend in higher education: Inspired by the introduction of a Kindle…