Legible Launches Browser-Based Reading and Publishing Platform - Publishers Weekly

 Panzer was rudely woken up this morning by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Dragging his poor, tired, little, kitty body into the Panzermobile, he headed into the Catosphere. Following all the hullabaloo took him to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about the new Legible reading and publishing platform.

Want to give it a try?

According to the post by Ed Nawotka, Legible.com has launched their new browser-based platform in beta mode in the U.S. and Canada. Browser-based means you can read their books on your cellphone, tablet or computer. Currently, they have books uploaded by some publishers, books in the public domain, and books uploaded by authors. Legible will be offering a subscription service, a sponsorship program and a publishing program. The subscription service will offer books for reading for a monthly fee. The sponsorship program will give schools and businesses the opportunity to pay a fee and allow multiple people to read the same material for a set amount of time. The publishing program will let authors upload their own books to the platform. There's a link to the publishing platform included in the post. If you fill out the form to get information about the publishing program, you can choose to visit the site and look at the books there.

Panzer says, "This little kitty followed the Legible Publishing link. It looks like an interesting new publishing venue."

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade and a bowl of ice cream for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Legible platform

Library Extension Turns Amazon.com Into a Branch of Your Local Library- The Digital Reader

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided to make a stop at The Digital Reader site.There with a little digging in the posts he found one about a browser add-on that works with Amazon and libraries.

You can just check it out right at home.

According to The Digital Reader site owner Nate Hoffelder, there's a browser add-on that allows you to use Amazon as a search engine for your local library. The post includes a screen shot to help you use the add-on. It's as easy as going to Amazon and looking at an ebook, then seeing if your library has the book and check the book out from the library.

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the Comments section."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection."

To read the post tootle over to library extension