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eResources For Book Lovers 6:30pm come to Newton and participate with a live audience. To log in live from home go to: https://kslib.zoom.us/j/561178181 The recording of this presentation will be online after the 18th @ https://kslib.info/1180/Digital-Literacy---Tech-Talks The previous presentations are also available online at that link Presenter: Nathan, IT Supervisor, at the Newton Public Library What is a “Book Lover” • A “Book Lover” or Bibliophile: someone who loves (and usually collects) books http://www.almaalexander.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Bibliophile.jpg http://www.thefreedictionary.com/booklover Google says there are 129,864,880 Books in the Entire World (2010) http://mashable.com/2010/08/05/number-of-books-in-the-world/ So, now I have given you a goal in life….. Books published per country per year, per Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books_published_per_country_per_year TOTAL: approximately 2,210,000 Help Catalog the worlds books at https://books.discogs.com/ • Discogs provided the platform, but creating the most complete database of music releases in the world was all you the individuals. • With Bookogs, you get the opportunity to do the same for books, building a unique and invaluable resource of physical book editions for years and generations to come. https://blog.discogs.com/en/how-many-books-are-there-in-the-world/ Buzfeed • By and large I find buzzfeed to be a rude and inappropriate kind of humor but, I really think they nailed this one. 17 problems Only Book Lovers Will Understand • http://www.buzzfeed.com/harpercollins/17- problems-only-book-lovers-will-understand- 9npd#.sy6wv400P My Personal Favorites (what's on my phone) • Audible (buy audiobooks I have a 60 min commute each day, I listen to most of my books) • Hoopla (sometimes I can find decent books for free they tend to have a liberal slant, the movies are fun) • Overdrive/libby (Sunflower e-library, more on this local library coalition collection later) • RB Digital (audiobooks only , Books checkout for 21 days, up to 10 at a time.) • 3M Cloud Library (mostly fiction ebooks and audiobooks from larger publishers and larger-name authors) • Amazon (buy paper books) • GoodReads (is a social cataloging website search its database of books, annotations, and reviews) • FantasticFiction (Browse bestselling fiction authors, books and series in order) • Reddit (a network of communities based on people's interests.) • Flipster (free Access leading digital magazines with a library card) • Gutenberg Press ( library of over 60,000 100% free eBooks) • http://www.openingthebook.com/whichbook/ - use the sliders to indicate what type of book you may enjoy. • Book Cover Archive – If you are into book covers they have 1000 images to leaf through. • Paperback Swap - trading your media others. Members can easily mail books as the site provides exact postage labels which can be printed out. Once a book is mailed, you can request one for yourself from the cache of over 3 million titles available. • bookcrossing.com – trade books with locals. • Comic Book Resources – comic news, comic reviews, comic discussions etc. • http://thebookinsider.com/ - news, tips and deals for book lovers • http://www.authorsden.com/ - community where authors become readers and visa versa. http://alikewise.com/ - A dating site based on book tastes, it’s become more about the books with time • http://www.abebooks.com/ a decent book review / book sales website. http://flavorwire.com/407418/the-25-best-websites-for-literature-lovers/6 • LibraryThing - Organize your book collection keep a list of what you have read connect with others with similar interests. Similar to anobii.com • Shelfari – same thing but only amazon books but it was bought up by goodreads.com • http://www.readups.com/ – create your own online book group. Share comments and it erases when you are done. Free online book distributors As seen on our library website http://www.newtonplks.org/online-resources/ebooks-evideo-emusic/ Other free online sites: AddAll Ebook Metasearch | Bartleby | Bibliomania | Book Flix | Bookyards | eBooksDownloadFree | ebookShare | Free- eBooks.net | FreeTechBooks | Gale Virtual Reference Library | GetFreeBooks | GoogleBooks | Inkmesh | Internatio nal Children’s Digita library | InternetArchive | KnowFree.net | LibriVox.org | ManyBooks | NCBI Bookshelf | Online Books Page | Online Library of Liberty | Open Library | PDFGeni | Project Gutenberg | Read Print | RealtimeNexus | Search PDF eBooks | Telltale Weekly | Universal Digital Library | Virtual Reference Library Websites that will email you with a list of free ebooks • https://ohfb.com/ Cheap and free books from Amazon • www.Bookbub.com – Free and VERY inexpensive books • http://ereadernewstoday.com/ – Has some great deals, rare free books. Make a Recipe for free kindle ebooks • With the link below you can get an email when a new book is added to the Kindle top 100 ebooks via the “If This Then That” applet • https://ifttt.com/applets/177428p-send-a- daily-email-digest-for-free-kindle-books https://www.maketecheasier.com/assets/uploads/2019/03/news-ifttt-gmail-featured-800x400.jpg Buy books • Amazon over 12 million books • Google Books over 30 million scanned • BookFinder.com 100,000 booksellers • Indie Store Finder – Independent booksellers • AddAll.com – comparison book shopping • Powells – eclectic books https://logodix.com/logo/780044.png Amazon.com is one of the best places on the Web to begin your book search. You can find out of print books here, rare books, used textbooks, and much, much more. You can also use Amazon to find upcoming book titles or take advantage of coupons specifically for Amazon. http://websearch.about.com/od/enginesanddirectories/tp/booksearch.htm • GoodReads is a robust social cataloging site in which members can create lists, write reviews, form groups, create trivia questions about titles, and converse in forums. • Their YouTube channel is fun too https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8lEcdp8dmvznK3ElZKN91A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VdfaKBZ_Dw Sunflower E-Library vs. State Library https://thunder.cdn.overdrive.com/logos/crushed/3086.png?1 http://herrincitylibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/3M.jpg • Total books available – Sunflower E-Library 27,087 cloudLibrary Totals 29,173 • Ebook: 22,868 eBooks 14,831 • Audiobook: 4,167 Audiobooks 14,342 • Video: 52 • The Apps: CloudLibrary vs. Overdrive/Libby https://www.logolynx.com/images/logol ynx/b1/b15599b08e7fe37b3c87120593ae a369.jpeg http://www.jmcpl.ca/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/11/cloudLibra ry_App_Icon_120x120.png https://www.baldwinlib.org/wp-content /uploa ds/2019/09/Libby-logo-300x300.png Sunflower E-Library 3m Cloud Library Digital Books eLending • Statewide service available to all residents. • Most require a Kansas Library Card for access. Instructions & software downloads via: http://kslib.info/digitalbooks Contact the State Library Help Desk for direct help or questions: [email protected] Compatibility Computer Software for: Mobile Apps for: • Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP • Android tablets & • Mac OSX smartphones • Transfer to device • iOS-iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch • eReaders (ebooks) • Compatible MP3 players • Kindle Fire-(with SlideMe.org workaround) (audiobooks) Special Notes: • ChromeBooks—app store does not have compatible apps, but the Enki eBooks “Read Online” option works. • Regular Kindle ereaders – not compatible. eBooks Services (http://www.kslib.info/digitalbooks.html ) 3M Cloud Library • Bestsellers & popular authors. • All functions (browse, checkout, read) are inside the software/app. No extra step accessing a website. • 29,173 titles. Freading Enki • No holds. • Smaller publishers & • Smaller publishers independent authors, & high variety of topics. high variety of topics. • Download the book from • Download the book from website into free ereading website into free ereading software/app. software/app. • 193,924 titles. • 89,796 titles. Audiobooks & Materials for Kids (http://www.kslib.info/digitalbooks.html ) RB OneClickdigital Audiobooks • Bestsellers & popular author digital audiobooks. • Registration step needed to create username. • Check out book on website, book information syncs to software/app for use. • 15,684 titles. BookFlix for Kids • Picture ebooks with audio, read-a-long chapter books, puzzle games. • No login or software required. • Use books directly in browser of computer or mobile device. • About 180 titles. NovelList Plus Through the State Library of Kansas • A great way to generate book recommendations. It’s accessed through the State Library of Kansas. • NoveList Plus is the premier online database for reading recommendations, available through libraries around the world. • Helping readers of all ages find just the right book to read, this comprehensive source of popular and professional book information includes expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists and more. https://kslib.info/1291/NoveList-Plus Chrome-Library Extension See books, music and more at your local library as you browse the internet – It’s an extension for Chrome and Firefox that adds boxes to Goodreads and Amazon (maybe some other sites too), telling you whether the book is in your local library’s collection. https://www.libraryextension.com/ • See instant availability information for books, music, and audiobooks from catalogs offered by your local libraries as you browse various sites. • They currently support over 4000 libraries around the world. • Find their complete list of supported libraries at https://www.libraryextension.com/supported-