The Netflix for books is here, it’s mobile, and it makes Amazon look old | PandoDaily

The Netflix for books is here, it’s mobile, and it makes Amazon look old | PandoDaily:

$9.95 per month and an iPhone will get you access to 100,000 books.  Not the newest titles, says the article, but hey, this might be of interest to high volume readers.  An iPad app is coming, and they hope to spread beyond iOS.

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The Desk Setup | In the Library with the Lead Pipe

The Desk Setup | In the Library with the Lead Pipe - this is a great, lengthy blog post profiling the technology used (and wished for) by a number of librarians and library staff members.  It's pretty dated now, but in looking around for an update I found a site called The Setup that does the same thing for people from a variety of walks of life.

If you're curious about what other people use (software and hardware) and what they use it for, take a look.