Sentences with phrase «while ebook lending»

While ebook lending has grown fast among US public libraries, the process is not always seamless.

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While the first library to offer ebook lending in Japan did so as far back as 2007, it seems that the mistakes US libraries and Japanese libraries made at the onset went hand in hand.

However, the survey found that, while the number of people visiting a physical library location may have dropped by a few percentage point, library website use is up, possibly due to increased access to ebook lending to personal devices and library subscriptions to streaming videos, music, and research tools.

Just as with books, though, there are books that you collect and books that you consume; print lends itself to titles that readers want to own for years to come, while ebooks were ideal for books that readers enjoyed and then promptly moved away from.

While the struggle for a satisfactory condition continues in the world of ebook lending for public libraries, some companies are still managing to make progress with digital catalogs.

While many US libraries require proof of immediate residency to use their library, eliminating the benefits of ebook lending altogether, would - be patrons have actually traveled to the nearest library in order to sign up for library cards and take advantage of ebook availability, which has proven good for local businesses as these new patrons shop and dine in the region while they're tWhile many US libraries require proof of immediate residency to use their library, eliminating the benefits of ebook lending altogether, would - be patrons have actually traveled to the nearest library in order to sign up for library cards and take advantage of ebook availability, which has proven good for local businesses as these new patrons shop and dine in the region while they're twhile they're there.

While their methods will vary on how they choose to improve ebook lending of their titles, only Simon & Schuster remains the only major US publisher that is not releasing its ebook titles for public library lending in any way.

Chatfield goes on to suggest that selling books DRM free, without the use restrictions that most eBooks presently have, opens up «the tantalizing possibility of helping digital reading preserve all the advantages of its weightless, infinitely capacious medium while regaining some of the rich possibilities of physical books — and specifically those communities of lending, discussion, sharing and recommendation that are the traditional lifeblood of reading.»

While it might be tempting to be amused by the publishers who are recognizing the value to their bottom lines in working in digital publishing, this actually does lend an even greater acceptance to ebook publication.

With so many libraries offering ebook lending and with giants like Amazon offering lending through the Prime membership, it may take readers a while to adapt to subscriptions for books.

While many e-reader recipients would logically be expected to open user accounts with the platform that serves their e-readers and then follow through with a few ebook purchases in the post-gift giving excitement, it actually speaks volumes about where consumers choose to spend their dollars and lend their support that patrons were checking out ebooks on Christmas.

While other major publishers have been adopters of ebook lending on some scale, Potash's admiration was for a publisher to look at the very clear data on how lending actually supports authors and publishers, and make a strong decision to support it.

While hybris does not limit itself to the promotion of ebook content, adapting its model to the needs of all kinds of digital content providers, hybris does allow for a much more personalized product from the end to the user, lending itself well to the needs of ebook development.

She went on to say «while eBooks are experiencing good solid double digit growth in libraries and schools, growth in audiobook lending is outpacing eBook lending with a 28 % growth rate year over year.

I don't see it quite happening in the UK yet, but will look further into what you are doing to bring eBook lending into a rational model (while protecting the financial well - being of authors and publishers).

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Additionally, library ebook lending grew significantly in the time period, with as many as five percent of respondents stating that they had borrowed an ebook, while 31 % of those in the survey answered that they knew that library patrons were able to borrow ebooks.

Libraries are already struggling under the current impositions of trying to lend ebooks while still working to reach patrons who are moving on due to new technology.

While romance novels tend to be on the «quick and easy» thin side of book length, other genres with titles like the Game of Thrones series or the Harry Potter books lend themselves to more wordiness and are therefore catching up to romance in terms of ebook sales thanks to Baddeley's theory.

The publisher response wasn't surprising because, while librarians often focus on publishers getting the highest possible price for their ebooks, publishers actually have a second goal which for many is even more important: How do we restrain ebook lending growth so that it doesn't undermine other channels.

While I understand Amazon's concerns with other ebook lending programs, I think KU must be having as drastic of an impact on their sales revenues as it is on many authors.

While with an ebook lending or selling it doesn't lose you access unless further measures are taken, so either the licence is non-transferable or you need some method of ensuring that the licensed copy is fully transferred.

While the UK quibbles over library ebook lending, American publishers are teaming up with charities and libraries to give away thousands of ebooks to low - income students.

However, while librarians have long borne the brunt of patron frustration, awareness that several publishers still don't allow libraries to purchase and lend ebooks may be growing.