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I have a Kindle myself but for Library purposes would probably go with another ebook format as you can load Kindle books onto other brands (download the app)
and can also access a huge Library of free and purchased classics, etc, in other formats.
Might need to check copyright clauses, though.
Tricia Rey
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I’m with Sarah – consider going with Kobo (or an another e-reader which reads epub format) instead of Kindle. Same general experience, and there are free e-books
whichever platform you choose, but if your devices read epubs then you can borrow from your public library, and you can buy from Blackwells and other suppliers as well as direct.
If you’re going to help them with purchasing, it might be worth looking at the e-books section of the national framework agreement - I haven’t looked in to this,
but maybe they could get NHS discounts?
Best wishes,
Hannah
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Hi – can anyone offer me any advice on the question below? (I have a kindle myself, but am not sure how to offer institutional access – or would they be better off setting up a
new account or two?)
“I have a patient’s family who wish to donate money for equipment / service development on Dove Ward. It has been suggested that we purchase some Kindles and download books. Do
you have any facilities to download books from Amazon or other sites, in the library, that could then be loaded onto the Kindles? This is the main obstacle in getting this off the ground.”
Thanks
Sam
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