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Gifts of Electronic Books and Related Products and Services

Reading 21st-Century Style

A collection of links to sites where you can buy or rent a wide variety of audiobooks, downloadable ebooks, videobooks and more.

There’s nothing on Earth like a good book…a suspenseful story, a helpful manual, prose and poetry to enliven the mind and touch the soul.

Check out the sites listed here to find just the perfect gift for the digital reader in your life, even if that digital reader is you!

eBooks.com

“eBooks.com launched in 2000 with just 50 titles, and now offers a catalog of over 100,000, and is the leading retailer of downloadable books on the web. Users can download books to computers, PDAs and mobile phones. They can also read books online, from any computer, anywhere, without downloading or installing anything.”

VOOK

“A vook is a new innovation in reading that blends a well-written book, high-quality video and the power of the Internet into a single, complete story. You can read your book, watch videos that enhance the story and connect with authors and your friends through social media all on one screen, without switching between platforms.”

Simply Audiobooks

“Rediscover your passion for reading...listen to an audio book today. At Simply Audiobooks, we believe both time and money are precious; it’s the guiding principle of our entire company. We help members make more of their time and money by providing the best online audio book rental service anywhere, as well as offering books on tape and CD for sale and download. We provide book lovers with simple and affordable ways to enjoy the books they want to read, regardless of their busy lifestyles.”

Random House

“Random House, Inc.’s adult publishing groups are the Crown Publishing Group, the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, and the Random House Publishing Group. The Random House Children’s Books division is the world’s largest publisher of books for young readers. Together, these groups and their imprints publish fiction and nonfiction, both original and reprints…in a full range of formats—including hardcover, trade paperback, mass market paperback, audio, electronic, and digital, for the widest possible readership from adults to young adults and children.”

Peachpit Press

“Peachpit has been publishing top-notch books on the latest in graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, Web design and development, digital video, and general computing since 1986. Over the past few years Peachpit has grown to encompass several digital product offerings, such as eBooks, online video products, and Safari Books Online; as well as our first conference series. Our award-winning products feature step-by-step explanations, timesaving techniques, savvy insider tips, and expert advice for computer users of all sorts.”

CourseSmart

“Founded in 2007, CourseSmart LLC delivers a revolutionary new way to access textbooks for instructors and students. Instructors benefit from instant access to the largest single source of electronic textbooks available anywhere. Students benefit by saving money on over 6,000 college textbooks and obtaining online access to their textbooks, anywhere - any time - all without long lines at the register. Students can take advantage of a smarter way to learn with search capabilities, highlighting, note taking features and more.”

Audible.com

“Audible specializes in the spoken experience, providing digital audio editions of books, newspapers and magazines, original programming, and TV and radio subscriptions. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady® computer-based and wireless mobile devices. Audible has over 60,000 audio programs from more than 600 content providers that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers.”

eMagazines

“eMagazines.com is an open marketplace where consumers can find any digital magazine or newspaper. Digital magazine and newspaper editions are easy to read, search, share, and save. There’s no software to install and most can be read right in your browser. The content you want is presented in a familiar page flipping format. ”

Zinio Digital Magazines

“With thousands of magazines and books from more than top tier publishers, zinio.com is the largest online newsstand in the world. Zinio’s award-winning technology platform securely delivers premium digital content globally to millions of desktops, laptops, tablets, smartbooks and mobile devices.”

iChapters

“iChapters.com is the premier destination for purchasing textbooks, eTextbooks, and eChapters at significant discount; you can find new print textbooks at up to 15% off list, sometimes costing less than the price of a used textbook. You’ll also find eTextbooks priced 50% below list price and the first eChapters is always free. iChapters also sells over 10,000 print and digital study tools, as well as online homework solutions such as CNOW, WebCT, and OWL. So, whether you’re looking to save money, to have a choice in the course materials you purchase, you just want to buy what’s assigned or need a little extra help getting through your class — iChapters.com is the site for you.”

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