Coming Soon? Ad-Supported Kindle Books Free with Purchase of Print Ed
I saw this item on Twitter this morning: Amazon.com has filed for a number of patents that hint at ad-supported books for its Kindle e-reader–more specifically, a free or discounted ad-supported e-book...
View ArticleAmazon’s Kindle to Sell PLI Law Books
Wall Street Journal reports that Practising Law Institute is offering many of its titles via the Kindle. From the article: A nonprofit group that provides continuing education for lawyers is making its...
View ArticleGoogle Book Downloader
From Download Squad: Google Book Downloader is a free utility that lets you download any book that’s available in “full view” from Google Books. Of course, most of these books also feature download...
View ArticleWest Releases More Law Books on Kindle
Last week, West announced that a selection of its most popular law book titles are now available for the Kindle eBook reader. For a full list, see the press release. To purchase the West titles for the...
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Wisconsin Public Library Consortium Now Offers Text EBooks
The Wisconsin Public Library Consortium has recently added text eBooks to their Digital Download Center, which already contains digital audio books. See the screen shot below. No eBook reader is...
View ArticleRevised Google Settlement on Digital Books
Google has filed a modified version of their controversial books settlement in federal court last Friday. From the New York Times: The settlement, of a 2005 lawsuit over Google’s ambitious plan to...
View ArticleJudge Rules that Used Digital Items Cannot be Resold by Consumers
The Christian Science Monitor reports that ReDigi, a start-up based in Massachusetts which allows users to resell digital music on their site, was told by a federal judge that producer’s rights are...
View ArticleWisconsin Blue Book 2013-2014 Available Online
The 2013-2014 edition of the Wisconsin Blue Book is now available on the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau website. What is the Wisconsin Blue Book? The State of Wisconsin Blue Book remains the...
View ArticleArticle: Why digital natives prefer reading in print
There is a very interesting article in the Washington Post on Why digital natives prefer reading in print. Yes, you read that right. According to the article: Textbook makers, bookstore owners and...
View ArticleFree Ebook for Law Students on Law Practice Technology
David Whelan, the former director of the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center, has published a free e-book called Law Practice Technology: An Introduction for Law Students. Hat...
View ArticleWisconsin Blue Book 2015-2016 Available Online
Post written by Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian: The 2015-2016 edition of the Wisconsin Blue Book is now available on the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau website. What is the Wisconsin...
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2021 Release of the WI Criminal Jury Instructions Now Available
From the Wisconsin State Law Library: The Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions have recently been updated, with a 2021 release approved by the Wisconsin Judicial Conference’s Criminal Jury Instructions...
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State Bar of Wisconsin Updates Books UnBound Interface
State Bar of Wisconsin recently launched an improved interface for their Books UnBound online digital library. The collection includes State Bar treatises, aka “the brown binders,” the Wisconsin...
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