I first looked at Project Gutenberg. I downloaded Bram Stoker's Dracula and Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded. I was interested in finding Pamela, because I remember hearing in college that it is one of the first novels, as a we think of novels today, written in 1740. I have never read it before, so I thought I would check it out.
Next, I explored Google Books. I was impressed by the magnitude of ebooks available. I like how they are organized in genres and categories. I just read The Hunger Games, and I thought I would see if it was downloadable. Google Books has a "limited preview" of it. You can read up to page 92, enough to get you completely hooked!
Many Books was pretty neat, too. I like how you can make your own specifications for how you want your ebook to be formatted. There was something satisfying about clicking on the button "Build It," after I made my preferences. I had The "Genius" "built."
Ebooks are great for classics or really popular books (if they are available) that are checked out all the time. We could recommend this to patrons who don't want to wait for their hold to come in.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
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