Latest Version of Amazon Kindle App for iOS Adds “Public Library” Filter
A quick note to point out that the latest version of the Amazon Kindle app for iOS (6.23) has added a public library filter allowing users to, “view books you’ve checked out from your public library.”
You can not search for library available ebooks using the Kindle app.
For the past eight years Amazon has had a relationship with OverDrive that allows library users borrowing an ebook from a local library (via OverDrive) to wirelessly place the book(s) on their Kindle device.
Other options allowing users to both search for and read OverDrive ebooks via iOS include OverDrive’s app named Libby.
Filed under: Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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