On Aug 2, 2011, at 6:09 PM, Dave Sikula wrote: > My mother-in-law (84 and with no tech savvy) is a voracious reader and > apparently in the market for an e-reader. My wife asked me if I knew > anything about ebook rental services (bookswim?). I don't, but thought > I'd ask you all if you know of any and if there is any clear winner > between the Nook and Kindle -- or some other reader.
never heard of bookswim but looking at the website it appears to be physical books only. i would say check out your local library and see what ebook loans they offer. the selection is likely to be a very small percentage of the physical books, and due to licensing restrictions they can only loan out a certain number at a time so you still have to place a hold on popular items that are checked out. but it may be an alternative to look into. the library's web site ought to tell you which readers are supported. my library uses the Adobe format which can be used by Nook, Sony and iPad (which is what i use). i believe that sometime in the future Kindle will support it but i don't think it currently does. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
