The library recently added books on six Kindle e-readers to our collection. Two Kindles contain the four titles being discussed by the R.E.A.D. Book Club this academic year:
Water for Elephants (September 27)
The Help (November 16)
At the Dark End of the Street (February 21)
The King’s Speech (April 11)
Other Kindle e-readers will have fiction and non-fiction titles selected from the "New York Times" bestseller lists or lists of notable books. Current titles include:
Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough
In the Garden of the Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
You may suggest titles to be added to our Kindle collection at the library’s website:
http://library.umd.umich.edu/Us/books.php.
The library is also collaborating with several faculty members on a pilot project to put their course readings onto Kindles for students to check out.
Curious about whether you would enjoy reading an entire book on an e-reader? Ask at the Circulation Desk for one of our new Kindles. They are available for a three-week loan period. Check it out!
