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Ingram is a huge aggregator
of books, ebooks, and other
content for the retail market, and today I learned that they're entering the public
library market as well.
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content: Read about Gaiman's love
of libraries in our National Library Week interview; listen to Gaiman read from his new
book Instructions.
The old home screen basically just listed all
of the
books in your
library, if you have a lot
of content, it was a chore to find whatever
book you are in the midst
of reading.
I read mostly
library books, and I heard that many
of the customizable options (such as certain fonts and the ability to make the text bold) are not available for side loaded
content.
When
library patrons think
of ebook lending, they might be familiar with the powers behind the
books, with names like OverDrive or 3M distributing
content to their local
libraries.
This program will serve a twofold purpose, first in offering
libraries and their patrons even more ebook
content for lending programs, and second in terms
of helping indie authors in the process
of getting their
books discovered by a larger public audience.
With more consumers building their own private
libraries of digital
books, music, movies, and audiobooks on their devices, the need to borrow someone else's
content may have diminished.
Recorded
Books LLC have changed hands with Wasserstein & Co. being the new owners
of the premier company that has been providing unabridged audiobooks and other digital
content or related services to schools,
libraries and the open market.
Long before digital
content made its way into academic and public
libraries,
content providers supplied the
book, movie, music, and periodical needs
of these institutions with physical editions.
Overdrive is well known as the premier eBook
content distribution platform that
libraries use to facilitate the lending
of digital
books, audiobooks, videos and more.
Earlier this year, digital
content distributor OverDrive partnered with publisher Sourcebooks in an experiment aimed at establishing concrete data on how readers respond in terms
of book borrows and
book sales to digital titles they check out from their
libraries.
Most
libraries participating in digital lending
of books via Overdrive normally have audiobooks and other
content, too.
«We're very concerned about what this means for mandate
of the public
library in providing universal access to a diverse collection in a range
of formats... we need to be able to provide customers with access to e-
content in the same way that we've always provided access to other forms
of content in
books and DVDS and CDs et cetera.»
«My husband and I borrowed your
book from the
library and were so impressed by the
content we decided to self - publish his collection
of short stories.»
Cell phone
book clubs could fit in with existing
library programs and boost
library -
book circulation, which, even with a number
of well - off «power readers» to raise the average in Alexandria, is only mediocre following years
of underfunding for
content.
Shared
content with the 120
libraries using Bibliocommons (so, for example, a user can read a review
of a
book from someone in Ottawa or Boston)
The prospect will provide publishers with a wide range
of possibilities to employ new business models, whereby
libraries will be able to offer e-lending services in keeping with the new trends in
content consumption (
book club streaming services, pay - as - you - read, etc..)
In the past, I've always recommended the Kindle over other e-ink readers, and buying Kindle
books instead
of iBooks on iOS, because Amazon had the biggest
library of relevant titles and strongest
content ecosystem.
Standard apps appear in the Android system tray, but Play Games, Play Music, Play
Books, Play Movies & TV, and Play Newsstand are all
libraries of downloadable
content.
The current Reader Digital
Book by Sony presents an open platform which makes it easy to access a wide variety
of content — whether that
content is purchased, borrowed from a
library, or free.
Two years after «standing up» to Amazon by handing Apple instant market share in the ebook space, and jumping through hoops to supply every other harebrained ebook startup with shoddily formatted
content, with nary a thought given to device interoperability nor optimal user experiences, and in the wake
of the # 2 domestic
book retailer finally going bankrupt,
libraries have seemingly become the one kid on the playground publishers think they can bully into submission.
Participating organizations can enjoy simultaneous checkouts, and can also experience the added benefit
of helping the
library continue to be a relevant source
of information; rather conducting internet searches for information,
library patrons can access World
Book's
content through their
libraries via the internet.
Citizens with the economic means to provide their own
content still strongly support the existence
of libraries for those who can not otherwise access computers,
books, or other
library services.
This feature, called Self - e, will offer
libraries a curated list
of titles that not only have some standard
of quality for writing, grammar, and formatting, but will also help prevent any concerns about the
content of the
book, much like the stripping
of titles last year from major retailers when inappropriate
content made its way into the children's sections
of various stores.
While self - published
books have always had a bad reputation for low quality, even the fact that OverDrive and Smashwords have partnered on this demonstrates that some
of that
content is high interest, high quality work that
library patrons will enjoy.
«NOOK is the highest - rated reading and digital bookstore app for Windows 8, and by providing bestselling
books and top magazines for free, new NOOK customers can start their digital
libraries with some
of the best
content in the expansive NOOK Store,» said Jamie Iannone, President
of Digital Products at NOOK Media LLC.
OverDrive «s CEO Steve Potash was on hand at this year's Digital
Book World conference and took a few minutes to talk to Good e-Reader about the buzz surrounding ePub this year and about their recent release
of data concerning the massive growth
of users connecting to
library content through the OverDrive catalog.
It gives users a touchscreen platform that patrons can browse their
libraries selection
of content and then be sent to Android or iOS tablets to read the
books.
Indie authors are lucky if their donated copies
of their
books ever see the circulation desk (rather than the 50cent paperback bin), yet the reluctance to let
libraries have their
content means an entire demographic
of would - be readers never materializes.
Zinio has seen diminished market share because
of this and now relies on Recorded
Books to distribute their catalog
of content to
libraries and schools.
With
content from over seventy publishers and a
library that includes titles from more than 50,000 published business
books and journals, which translates into 80 %
of the titles published in those categories, bluebottlebiz has created a viable model for targeted, thematic information.
A number
of measures and the work
of companies like OverDrive and 3M have allowed huge inroads in the lending market, and as 3M Library System's Matt Tempelis explained from the Frankfurt
Book Fair, it's been a busy year for
libraries and digital
content providers.
Cayetana Pablos, General Manager
of bluebottlebiz, said, «Specialized digital
libraries are the way
of the future because they offer useful
content beyond just
books, and value - added services that meet the special requirements
of those readers.»
The group introduced themselves and talked about the power that comics had on them, writing for Young Adults, they discussed the differences between the bookstore and direct market for YA
books, where to shelve
books in stores and
libraries, Adult readers
of YA
books, inspiring kids to read and write, how they decide what
content is too adult for YA
books and what backlash they've received and the digital market for YA
books.
Amazon is working on its Kindle Library Lending project with OverDrive, which provides digital scanning
of books and other
content for U.S. public and school
libraries.
We want to see our customer's self - published
books everywhere — online, in stores, and on
library shelves — so millions
of readers have easier access to excellent
content.
With record Kindle sales worldwide, and the recent expansion
of the lending
library to Europe, we expect the number
of books borrowed this holiday season to increase significantly,» said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President
of Kindle
Content.
One
of the great elements
of this device, other than purchasing
content directly from the Sony Store via WIFI, is the ability to download free
books from Google and borrow
books directly from the
library.
Most
of the borrowing
of library books is done through Overdrive, which is one
of the most popular
content delivery networks.
The MyiLibrary platform addresses two needs for
libraries: first, it maintains a catalog
of titles that rivals those
of some bookstores, adding nearly 5,000 new
books each month; second, it helps librarians shed the archaic search systems they've used for decades in favor
of selected
content from publishers.
The next - generation Jin Yong Reader, named after China's best - selling living author, comes preloaded with Jin Yong's acclaimed 15 novel set (compiled in 36 volumes) and includes access to Koobe's
content libraries, which features thousands
of novels, comics, interactive e-
books, animated picture
books and magazines.
In the end, the Sony Reader has a ton
of content options and it is easier then ever before to shop or borrow
books from the
library.
The addition
of popular graphic novels from Dark Horse Comics is the latest in a spate
of content additions for Madefire, including recently launched Marvel Comics ®, DC Comics ®, Image Comics ® and brings together a vast
library of digital works that include over 30,000 comics, graphic novels and Motion
Books, produced by the best creators and publishers in the industry, including IDW ®, TNT ®, 20th Century FOX ®, Archie ®, BOOM!
The addition
of Image Comics» iconic catalog is the latest in a spate
of content additions for Madefire, including recently launched Marvel Comics ®, DC Comics ®, and brings together a vast
library of digital works that include over 30,000 comics, graphic novels and Motion
Books, produced by the best creators and publishers in the industry, including IDW ®, TNT ®, 20th Century FOX ®, Archie ®, BOOM!
Nearly every bit
of content on the web and most
of the
books in the iBooks and Amazon Kindle
libraries are formatted in vertical columns
of text.
The Authors» View
of the Industry Case Study: Self - Published Author Straddling the Self - and Traditionally - Published Markets Kobo's Efforts to Help Indies, with the Chief
Content Officer
of Kobo The Challenges to
Book Discovery Barnes & Noble in the Digital Age, with B&N VP
of eBooks Consumer
Book and eBook Buying Behaviors Developing an Agile Publishing Model, with the CEO
of Sourcebooks
Libraries and Discovery, with the VP
of Library Sales for Random House