I attended the American Library Association MidWinter Conference in Seattle, Washington January 26 -29th. While there, I was able to speak with several eBook companies about new features and services. Below you will find a list of companies (alpha order) and new features complete with links for more information. I also want to bring your [...]
eBook updates and must reads from ALAMW Conference
February 8th, 2013 · 2 Comments
Tags: Academic Libraries · Audio Books · Big Six · Business Models/Pricing · Conferences/Events · Ebook Readers · EPUB · Interfaces/Platforms · Interviews · Lending Readers · Mobile Devices · New Products · NSR Info · Public Libraries · Publishing · School Libraries · Vendor News
Baker & Taylor and Findaway World launch AcoustikTM Audiobooks for the Axis 360 Digital Media Library
January 17th, 2013 · Comments Off
This sounds like a great app for audio files. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – January 17, 2013 – Baker & Taylor, the world’s largest distributor of digital and physical books and entertainment products, announced the launch of its innovative Acoustik audiobook service for the Axis 360 digital media platform, enabling library patrons to borrow and download digital [...]
Tags: Audio Books · Interfaces/Platforms · Mobile Devices · New Products · Press Releases · Public Libraries · Vendor News
Baker & Taylor’s Axis 360 platform now offers EPUB and PDF formats for compatible ereaders
October 8th, 2012 · Comments Off
Great news from Baker and Taylor. The blio platform is quite nice, but downloading to one’s personal device in EPUB or PDF is another great addition to the service. From the press release: CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 8, 2012 – Baker & Taylor, the world’s largest distributor of digital and physical books and entertainment, today released an [...]
Tags: Ebook Readers · EPUB · Formats · Interfaces/Platforms · Press Releases · Publishing · Vendor News
Axis 360 new release fully accessible for visually-impaired users
May 22nd, 2012 · Comments Off
Glad to see more vendors making accommodations for visually-impaired users. From a Baker & Taylor press release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. – May 22, 2012 – Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world’s largest distributor of digital and physical books, today announced an important new release of its Axis 360 digital media platform that allows visually-impaired ebook users to have [...]
Tags: Accessibility · Interfaces/Platforms · Press Releases · Vendor News
Baker & Taylor to deliver Spoken Word Audio content via Axis 360
April 17th, 2012 · Comments Off
From and Baker and Taylor Press Release: Cleveland, OH, and Charlotte, NC—April 10, 2012— Baker & Taylor, the world’s largest distributor of digital and physical books and entertainment product, and Findaway World, LLC (Findaway), the creators of Playaway®, Playaway View®, and Catalist Digital™, today announce their plans to launch a robust digital audiobook platform for [...]
Tags: Audio Books · Interfaces/Platforms · Press Releases · Public Libraries · Vendor News
Baker & Taylor, Axis 360, and the Blio Reader
March 9th, 2012 · Comments Off
It seems as though OverDrive and 3M garner all of the attention when it comes to ebooks for the public library market. So, it’s nice to see Baker & Taylor’s Axis 360 in the news this week. Library Journal’s Mike Kelley wrote a fabulously detailed article about the service titled, “With Axis 360, Baker & [...]
Tags: Articles of Interest · Ebook Readers · Interfaces/Platforms · Interviews · Public Libraries · School Libraries · Vendor News
