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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Sylva Bookstore Now Offers Google eBooks

City Lights Bookstore in Sylva NC may be a small shop in a small town but it's a big part of a growing cultural community in the smoky mountains. The bookstore is a gathering place for locals and visitors alike with poetry readings, book signings and a friendly staff throroughly knowledgable about their excellent inventory.

And now Google eBooksTM has arrived! You can shop locally even for digital media. The ebooks have been available on the City Lights website for several years and the number now available through Google eBooks is huge. From New York Times bestsellers to old favorites, City Lights Bookstore now offers you one of the largest ebook collections available with Google eBooks. Shop for your next ebook and begin reading on just about any device.

With Google eBooks, you can read seamlessly on almost any device - the Kindle ebook reader is an exception. Computers, tablets (such as iPads), Nooks, Sony's eReader, Droids, iPhones and other smartphones are all fine. Google eBooks stores your library safely in the digital cloud, so you can read anywhere you go, using just about any device with an Internet connection. As you read, your page positions are saved across all the devices so you can pick up reading where you last left off. That means you can start reading on your PC, continue on your laptop, and carry on reading on your smartphone.

Explore thousands of titles instantly in every imaginable category. From bestsellers to classics, top fiction to up-and-coming authors, all Google eBooks now offer instant availability and free preview before you buy.

So maybe the day to "have your cake and eat it too" has finally come. Well...at least it has in Sylva at City Lights Bookstore. You can shop locally with excellent and friendly service and still have the largest selection of ebooks in the world. That's technology even an ol' mountain gal can love.
Check it out at City Lights Bookstore, 3 East Jackson St., Sylva, NC or online here

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