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This programme was recorded at a talk given by Pam Mullan at the Ilac Centre Library on Thursday, July 12th 2001. Pam is a corporate reading consultant who is interested in helping people read more efficiently on paper and on screen.

Her website is at the following address:

 

http://www.AbbyLearn.com

She recommended the following sites where you can get e-books:

 

http://www.amazon.com (Buy eBooks online)

http://www.barnesandnoble.com (One of the better services. They have a free course called "eBooks: The Future of Learning.")

http://www.questia.com (You pay for access to their books and articles)

http://www.netlibrary.com (Pay to access)

http://www.ipl.org (A public service organisation at the Michigan School of Information. Can be browsed by author, title or by Dewey decimal classification.)

To learn more about the developing standards for ebooks go to the following site:

http://www.openebook.org

The following resources will also offer more details about e-books:

For information about libraries and e-books:

http://www.rrlc.org/ebook/ebookhome.html
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/central/ebooks
http://www.goreader.com/

Fergal O'Reilly's company is at the following web site:

http://www.ntera.com

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