Lesson 9 Part 2- Zinio

I have been reading the latest Readers Digest, Cosmopolitan, and Smithsonian Magazine since we got this platform.

Zinio is fun and easy to use but there are some limitations. If you have an older device it can be hard to load up a whole magazine.

The 7 devices the Zinio app works on is: : iPhone iPad Android Win 8 Mac PC Kindle Fire/HD/HDX

Lesson 9 Part 1 Hoopla

Top Titles in Hoopla on 10/17: Insurgent, Allegiant and The Husband's Secret

Hoopla is a game changer. They are giving people the same content that the library provides in a easy to use website or app. Audiobooks can be bulky to carry around. Hoopla removes the physical barrier to deliver the same content. Music CDs can get scratched or broken but with Hoopla the newest music is always available.

I have been listening to audiobooks, watching movies and listening to the newest music since the first day we got this. I love the always available/Netflix model with a reasonable limit of 10. I always max out. I have been telling our patrons about Hoopla and the ones that discover it come back and talk about how they are loving it!

Lesson 8 Part 2 Challenge

I have been reading or "listening" to audiobooks for a long time now so I jump between each and every platform routinely.

Here is my comparisons:

 Overdrive: the widest collection of titles combined with the ease of the app. I listen to a lot of books on Overdrive as well as read eBooks. I also use this platform during the summer to download free audiobooks from http://www.audiobooksync.com/. I recently listened to Dean Koontz Odd Thomas even though I had already read the book.

OneClickDigital: This app used to be complicated to use but it has gotten easier. Full of classics, OneClick has started including eBooks too. It is not easy to browse and it constantly asks for your password. I have recently listened to Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. The audiobook worked well in wifi areas but had a hard time when I was not in wifi.

Hoopla:  I just finished The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty. I went from my phone app, to the computer website to my Nook with ease. Hoopla has the download feature that is nice if you are not able to stream. I had one problem syncing up between my phone and the website but I just closed out the browser and started again.

Lesson 8 Part 1 Challenge

Go to OverDrive’s catalog, find two of the titles listed below and provide the following information in your blog post:
Formats the book is available in
How many copies the library owns
How many copies are available

 I had to pick my Adult Summer Reading Program challenge winner Divergent by Veronica Roth 

Formats the book is available in: Audiobook (MP3 and WMA) and eBook (Kindle, OverDrive Read, Adobe EPUB)
How many copies the library owns: 98 ebooks, 15 audiobooks
How many copies are available: 32 ebook copies available as of today 10/17, 0 audiobook copies available today 10/17 (but it is available on Hoopla)

My second selection is Grain Brain by David Perlmutter
Formats the book is available in: eBook (Kindle, OverDrive Read and Adobe EPUB)
How many copies the library owns:14 ebooks
How many copies are available: 3 copies available as of today 10/17

Lesson 7 Part 1 Challenge

This selfie was used in the National Library Week project.