Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Simon & Schuster eBooks and 'Buy it Now'

East Central Regional Library is excited to announce that we are now able to offer eBooks published by Simon & Schuster Inc. to our patrons.  This includes popular Minnesota authors like Vince Flynn and William Kent Krueger! 

In order to purchase Simon & Schuster titles and make them available on our OverDrive powered Digital Library website, libraries are required to offer the 
'Buy It Now' (BIN) feature.  

What is BIN?

BIN is a retail program that connects library users to a network of online booksellers to purchase a personal copy of an eBook title. When a user clicks on the 'Buy It Now' link, they will be sent to a retail website where they can purchase the title for their personal eBook collection from a WIN Affiliate Retailer (listed below).



In return, ECRL will earn a percent of proceeds from retail sales made through those online booksellers.  With those proceeds, we can buy more eBooks & eAudiobooks to add to our Digital Library.  When a user follows a ‘Buy It Now’ link, the referring library receives a content credit for the user’s entire purchase, not just eBooks!

How does this affect you?
BIN may not affect you at all, except that you can now checkout and read Simon & Schuster eBooks from ECRL's Digital Library.  ECRL does not want you to feel pressure to buy eBooks, but we weighed our options and decided providing access to such high-demand titles was our priority.  You do not have to use the 'Buy It Now' feature, we just have to offer it.  However, this option may be of interest if any of the following apply:

  • You just can't wait a second longer on the Holds List for a popular new title.
  • You read an eBook in our Digital Library that you then decide to add to your personal eBook collection.
  • You shop at these online retailers anyway, and would like to support ECRL financially while doing so.
Where will I see 'Buy It Now'?
There are two places you will see 'Buy It Now.'  The first is next to the 'Borrow' or 'Place a Hold' buttons on all titles that are available to purchase from a WIN affiliate retailer.

The second place you will see 'Buy it Now' is an image like this, located on the ECRL Digital Library homepage. 

I still have questions...

Check out these FAQ's! 

Check out the newly added William Kent Krueger, Vince Flynn, and other popular eBook titles now!


Sarah Hawkins, Resource Librarian

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Forthcoming titles - October 2014



Forthcoming titles - click here to search for and place your hold on the ECRL catalog.

ADULT FICTION


Title Author Pub Date
Bittersweet Albert, Susan Wittig 04/07/2015
Cat's Lair Feehan, Christine 04/28/2015
The Cavendon Women Bradford, Barbara Taylor 03/24/2015
Come The Morning Graham, Heather 02/03/2015
Dangerous Women VOL. 3 Dozois, Gardner 11/25/2014
Dangerous Women VOL. 2 Dozois, Gardner 10/28/2014
The Dead Play On Graham, Heather 03/31/2015
Death of a Liar Beaton, M. C. 02/03/2015
The Dream Lover Berg, Elizabeth 04/07/2015
Echoes of Dollanganger Andrews, V. C. 01/27/2015
Emma: A Novel McCall Smith, Alexander 04/07/2015
Every Fifteen Minutes Scottoline, Lisa 04/07/2015
Garden of Lies Quick, Amanda 04/21/2015
Host Cook, Robin 03/17/2015
Hot Pursuit Woods, Stuart 04/07/2015
Jason Hamilton, Laurell K. 12/02/2014
The King's Pleasure Graham, Heather 10/07/2014
Last One Home: A Novel Macomber, Debbie 04/21/2015
The Liar Roberts, Nora 04/14/2015
Lowball Martin, George R. R. 11/04/2014
The Melody Lingers On Clark, Mary Higgins 04/07/2015
Memory Man Baldacci, David 04/21/2015
Miracle at Augusta Patterson, James 04/06/2015
The Morcai Battalion: The Recruit Palmer, Diana 11/25/2014
Old Venus Dozois, Gardner R. 03/03/2015
Perfect Match Michaels, Fern 04/28/2015
The Sacrifice Oates, Joyce Carol 01/27/2015
War Hawk Rollins, James 04/07/2015
Where Trust Lies Oke, Janette 02/03/2015
Your Next Breath Johansen, Iris 04/28/2015

ADULT NONFICTION

Title Author Pub Date
The 13th Disciple: A Spiritual Adventure Chopra, Deepak 03/30/2015
17 Carnations Morton, Andrew 03/10/2015
The 20/20 Diet McGraw, Phillip C. 01/06/2015
41: A Portrait of My Father Bush, George W. 11/11/2014
The 5 Love Languages for Men Chapman, Gary D. 01/01/2015
American Titan: Searching for John Wayne Eliot, Marc 11/04/2014
Before Amen: The Power of a Simple Prayer Lucado, Max 09/30/2014
Brunch at Bobby's Flay, Bobby 03/24/2015
Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions Dalai Lama 11/11/2014
Co-Creating at Its Best Hicks, Esther 12/02/2014
Daily Readings from Break Out! Osteen, Joel 10/07/2014
Dreamers and Deceivers Beck, Glenn 10/28/2014
The Future of God Chopra, Deepak 11/11/2014
The Good Son: JFK Jr. and the Mother He Loved Andersen, Christopher 10/28/2014
The Happy Vegan Simmons, Russell 03/10/2015
I Suck at Relationships So You Don't Have To Frankel, Bethenny 04/14/2015
In the Manger Lucado, Max 09/30/2014
INSTINCT Daily Readings Jakes, T. D. 10/07/2014
INSTINCT for Graduates Jakes, T. D. 04/07/2015
The Legacy Journey Ramsey, Dave 10/21/2014
Lying in Wait Rule, Ann 11/25/2014
On Calvary's Hill: 40 Readings for the Easter Season Lucado, Max 12/02/2014
One Vote: Make Your Voice Heard Carson, Ben 10/09/2014
Rising Above a Toxic Workplace Chapman, Gary D. 09/01/2014
Skinnygirl Cocktails Frankel, Bethenny 10/28/2014
Small Victories Lamott, Anne 11/10/2014
Stubborn Fat Gone! Cruise, Jorge 04/28/2015
Sync or Swim Chapman, Gary D. 11/01/2014
The Way I See It Grandin, Temple 10/15/2014
Your Instinct in Action Jakes, T. D. 09/23/2014
Zero Belly Diet Zinczenko, David 12/30/2014

LARGE PRINT

Title Author Pub Date
Blue Labyrinth Preston, Douglas J. 11/11/2014
The City Koontz, Dean R. 03/03/2015
Death of a Liar Beaton, M. C. 02/03/2015
Emma  McCall Smith, Alexander 04/07/2015
Last One Home  Macomber, Debbie 04/21/2015
Memory Man Baldacci, David 04/21/2015
Miracle at Augusta Patterson, James 04/06/2015
The Sacrifice Oates, Joyce Carol 01/27/2015
The Sixth Extinction Rollins, James 09/02/2014
War Hawk Rollins, James 04/07/2015
Where Trust Lies Oke, Janette 02/03/2015
Winter Street Hilderbrand, Elin 10/14/2015


BOOKS ON CD

Title Author Pub Date
The Betrayed Graham, Heather 09/30/2014
Blue Labyrinth Preston, Douglas J. 11/11/2014
The Cavendon Women Bradford, Barbara Taylor 03/24/2015
Crash & Burn Gardner, Lisa 02/03/2015
A Deadly Web Hooper, Kay 12/30/2014
Dealer's Choice and Lily and the Sockeyes Paretsky, Sara 10/07/2014
Death of a Liar Beaton, M. C. 02/03/2015
Disconnected Weiner, Jennifer 12/02/2014
Every Fifteen Minutes Scottoline, Lisa 04/07/2015
Hot Pursuit Woods, Stuart 04/07/2015
Jason Hamilton, Laurell K. 12/02/2014
Last One Home: A Novel Macomber, Debbie 04/21/2015
Melody Lingers On Clark, Mary Higgins 04/07/2015
Memory Man Baldacci, David 04/21/2015
Miracle at Augusta Patterson, James 04/06/2015
The Mistletoe Promise Evans, Richard Paul 11/18/2014
Obsession in Death Robb, J. D. 02/10/2015
The Promise Crais, Robert 11/04/2014
The Rain on the Dead Higgins, Jack 12/30/2014
The Silent Sister Chamberlain, Diane 10/07/2014
The Stranger Coben, Harlan 03/24/2015
Twisted Innocence Blackstock, Terri 02/03/2015
War Hawk Rollins, James 04/07/2015
Wyoming Strong Palmer, Diana 10/28/2014


Marcia Ledin, Technical Services Manager





Sunday, October 12, 2014

Big Library Read: 5th ed.

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OverDrive asked, you answered!  Thousands of readers across the globe cast their vote to choose the titles for this fall's Big Library Read. The title that topped them all? Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes! 
AnatomyOfAMisfit
Subjects: Teen Fiction, Romance
Description: In this Mean Girls meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower tale, narrator Anika Dragomir is the third most popular girl at Pound High School. But inside, she knows she’s a freak; she can’t stop thinking about former loner Logan McDonough, who showed up on the first day of tenth grade hotter, bolder, and more mysterious than ever. Logan is fascinating, troubled and off-limits. The Pound High queen bee will make Anika’s life hell if she’s seen with him. So Anika must choose–ignore her feelings and keep her social status? Or follow her heart and risk becoming a pariah. Which will she pick? And what will she think of her choice when an unimaginable tragedy strikes, changing her forever? An absolutely original new voice in YA in a story that will start important conversations–and tear at your heart.
What is Big Library Read?
A worldwide digital version of a local book club, and an opportunity for us to introduce (or maybe re-introduce) our digital library to users just like yourself! Libraries, including East Central Regional Library, have already enjoyed great success engaging thousands of new and current users with Big Library Read. 
This time Big Library Read is even MORE exciting, because you can be among the first to read a title JUST released on September 2!  Check it out.
When is the next Big Library Read?
October 13 – October 28, 2014.
How can I participate?
For the duration of the program, the eBook & eAudiobook will be available at East Central Regional Library's Digital Library, available for all users at the same time.  No holds list! Read the title in your browser immediately through OverDrive Read, or download the EPUB, Kindle, or MP3 format to your favorite device.
PLUS, connect with the author during the Big Library Read:
Sarah Hawkins, Resource Librarian