Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[3M launches its Cloud Library e-book lending service, hardware and apps in tow]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/25/3m-cloud-library-ebook-lending-service/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/25/3m-cloud-library-ebook-lending-service/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/25/3m-cloud-library-ebook-lending-service/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments 3M launches its Cloud Library e-book lending service, hardware and apps in tow

Almost a year after it was first announced 3M's Cloud Library e-book lending service is getting a proper rollout. Introduced today at a beta site in St. Paul, the system is now ready for its kiosks, e-readers and apps to hit the hands and eyes of library patrons. The touch-based Discovery Terminals allow catalog browsing for visitors and selections can be checked out -- along with 3M's eReaders -- like other library materials. Already have a mobile device? E-books will play nicely with your iPad, Nook or Android device via the Cloud Library app. If you find yourself needing to read a bit on your computer, checked out items are compatible with both PCs and Macs as well. "With this technology, we are able to offer cutting-edge technology to all our patrons, whether they own their own e-reader or not," said Kit Hadley, director of the Saint Paul Public Library. A handful of other library systems across the US have also implemented the service. The list of those sites and all details on the introductory period await your click in the PR below.

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]]> 3M3M cloud library3M discovery terminal3mCloudLibrary3mDiscoveryTerminalandroidandroid tabletAndroidTabletappapplicationappsborrowingcloud libraryCloudLibrarydiscovery terminalDiscoveryTerminale booke bookse readere readerse-booke-book lendingE-bookLendinge-bookse-readere-readersebookebooksereaderereadersipadlendinglibrarynookpublishingreadingsof Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:47:00 -0400 21|20224022 <![CDATA[3M announces Cloud Library e-book lending service for '21st century' libraries]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/20/3m-announces-cloud-library-e-book-lending-service-for-21st-cent/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/20/3m-announces-cloud-library-e-book-lending-service-for-21st-cent/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/20/3m-announces-cloud-library-e-book-lending-service-for-21st-cent/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Both Amazon and Sony have already hopped aboard the e-book library lending train and now, it looks like they'll have to make room for 3M, as well. Yesterday, the company announced a new Cloud Library e-book lending service that will allow users to browse and borrow digital books directly from their iPads, Nooks and Android-based tablets. Under the program, 3M will outfit local libraries with its own software, hardware and e-book collection, which bibliophiles will be able to access via special apps, or 3M's new eReaders, which will be synced with available digital content. The company is also planning to install so-called Discovery Terminal download stations in libraries, allowing visitors to leaf through the collection from a touch-based interface. Thus far, both Random House and IPG have signed on to the initiative, though licensing details remain murky. There's also no word on when or where the service will launch, but 3M's Discovery Terminal and iPad app will be on display next month in New Orleans, at the American Library Association's Annual Conference. Full presser after the break.

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]]> 3M3m cloud library3M discovery terminal3mCloudLibrary3mDiscoveryTerminalAmerican Library AssociationAmericanLibraryAssociationandroidandroid tabletAndroidTabletappborrowingcloud libraryCloudLibraryDiscovery TerminalDiscoveryTerminale booke bookse readere readerse-booke-book lendingE-bookLendinge-bookse-readere-readersipadipgLendinglibrarynookPublishingrandom houseRandomHousereading Fri, 20 May 2011 12:34:00 -0400 21|19945738