ebooks - The Circle - Church Librarians Network2024-03-19T11:49:02Zhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/Circle/feed/tag/ebooksHelp your patrons find "free" Christian ebooks if they own a Kindle and subscribe to Amazon Primehttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/Circle/help-your-patrons-find-free-christian-ebooks-if-they-own-a-kindle2013-04-26T04:20:22.000Z2013-04-26T04:20:22.000ZColleen Greene, MLIShttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/ColleenGreeneMLIS<div><p>If you have patrons who own a Kindle and subscribe to Amazon Prime, there's a huge selection of "free" (free to Kindle/Prime members) Christian ebooks that can be borrowed from the Kindle Lending Library.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.colleengreene.com/2013/04/25/a-handy-tip-for-finding-free-kindle-lending-library-ebooks-from-your-browser/" target="_blank">See my blog post</a> showing how to find the "free" Christian Kindle books.</p></div>ebooks and libraries - a thoughtful blog article to read & considerhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/Circle/ebooks-and-libraries-a2011-01-20T02:43:57.000Z2011-01-20T02:43:57.000ZJoanne Ladewighttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/JoanneLadewig<div><p><a href="http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2011/01/18/ebooks-and-libraries-a-stream-of-concerns/">http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2011/01/18/ebooks-and-libraries-a-stream-of-concerns/</a></p>
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<p>This is a rather long blog about public libraries and ebooks, but well-worth reading. If you have a Kindle, Nook, etc. or <strong>if you are considering adding ebooks to your church library at some point</strong> for your patrons, Meredith has done some very insightful thinking about the possible "unintended consequences" for libraries.</p>
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<p>By the way, ILL is library lingo for "Inter Library Loan" - the practice of libraries borrowing from other libraries for patrons.</p></div>