Sentences with phrase «ebook libraries work»

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Not because of computers, or eBooks, or any sort of technology, but because most of my work required collaborating with peers, and the library was not conducive to that interaction.

eBooks in School Libraries Part 2: Digital Ethics At Dorman High School [in Spartanburg School District 6, Roebuck, SC], I try to find ways to work discussion of digital ethics into the collaborative lessons that happen in the library.

I work in an academic library and eBook acquisitions are far out numbering traditional book purchases, and that is what students seem to prefer as well.

Formerly the BlackBerry app only worked with audiobooks and now that it supports library ebooks as well, that makes four different mobile platforms you can get free ebooks from libraries with — Android, iPad / iPhone, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry — plus desktop computers of course.

You can also browse library archives: they might even have some pdfs that could be turned into an ebook with a bit of work.

OverDrive, a company that works with more than 13,000 libraries worldwide to bring library ebook and audiobooks to portable devices and computers, has updated their BlackBerry app to add support for EPUB library ebooks, just in time for the upcoming release of the BlackBerry PlayBook.

Ebook distribution platform Smashwords, one of the top retailers for self - published and digitally published works, unveiled a new program today that will make it even easier and more lucrative for libraries to put indie authors» titles in the devices of digital reading patrons.

By demonstrating how ebook lending can work through this site, he hopes that publishers and libraries can put to rest some of the concerns that both sides have on the issue.

Due to the importance of the topic at hand, namely, reforming the way publishers and libraries work together on ebook... [Read more...]

This phenomenon has been shared for years from companies like Kobo and OverDrive, who've worked to convince publishers that library lending and ebooks are good for their business.

Boopsie works with some of the biggest names in ebook distribution to libraries, including ProQuest, EBSCO, Baker and Taylor, Recorded Books, Overdrive, and 3M Cloud Library.

The ProQuest ebooks team will be employing a consultative, step - by - step launch for the new platform, working closely with libraries to ensure a seamless transition for all ebrary and EBL customers and users.»

By purchasing together, the system was able to buy more ebooks than each would have been able to afford individually, and the project demonstrated to administrators that the libraries are working together to find creative solutions.

I work in a library that lends ebooks and audio books through Overdrive.

The report, which was created by the ALA Digital Content & Libraries Working Group, and can be used by librarians to weigh ebook contract variables most important to their library.

We are staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks from public libraries and schools.

I like the Nook better than the Kindle (my deciding reason being that the Nook works with the library ebooks and Kindle doesn't), ergo that is what I bought, and all books should be available for Nook (and Sony and Kobo and the oodles of other readers half the world's never heard of) just the same as for Kindle.

As such, the Library is determined to work together with publishers and authors to craft a fair way to ensure eBooks are available to libraries and their users.»

It works a lot like a normal library, but with Kindle eBooks rather than physical books.

Meanwhile, please donate money, give your used print books and sponsor the purchase of ebooks for your local public libraries so that ALL authors» work becomes available to more readers!

«Our goal is to reduce work for libraries by making e-book discovery and acquisition more ubiquitous,» said Kari Paulson, ProQuest Vice President and General Manager, Ebooks.

Considered a digital library with more than 38,000 free ebooks individually digitized by volunteers, this site offers cultural works and literary classics in plain text, HTML and PDF formats.

Kobo and Sony e-readers work with library ebooks in Canada while most Kindle models don't support the open standard (EPUB) format used by libraries.

Addressing these concerns will require OverDrive and our library partners to cooperate to honor geographic and territorial rights for digital book lending, as well as to review and audit policies regarding an eBook borrower's relationship to the library (i.e. customer lives, works, attends school in service area, etc.).

An agreement announced today between ebook distributor and self - publishing platform Smashwords and OverDrive, the largest provider of digital content to public and school libraries, is going to give self - published authors one of the few remaining pieces in the publishing puzzle, namely the ability for libraries to stock their work.

Similar to another digital library provider in the U.S., 3M Library Systems, not only is Libranda working towards a cloud - based catalog of ebooks, but is also looking ahead to launching a self - branded e-reader.

Due to the importance of the topic at hand, namely, reforming the way publishers and libraries work together on ebook lending, Coates has made his notes available to the media in order to understand the sweeping calls he is making for both sides.

In a statement today the company said, «We have been working hard to develop an ebook lending model that works for all parties, as we value the libraries and the role they play in the reading community.

In the meantime, OverDrive introduced its WIN platform that works to make ebook lending even more beneficial for libraries, publishers, and patrons.

3M Library Systems, creators of cloud - based ebook lending and a library - specific e-reader device for patron checkout, and OverDrive, the leading provider of ebooks, audio books, and downloads to over 18,000 public libraries, may be competitors in the services they provide, but they are united in the fact that their work is intended to increase the capabilities of public libraries to provide ebook lending services to patrons.

Since 2008, Smashwords has helped authors around the world release more than 460,000 titles and distribute their work globally to top ebook retailers, subscription services and public libraries.

It is supported by its own library touted as the «YouTube» of eBooks where both amateur and professional writers can share content by uploading their published and unpublished works for readers to download, and there are tons of fiction short stories, fantasies, science fiction, romance, etc., that you won't find in Kindle or Nook sites.

Margaret Harrison [00:02:07] Oh thanks, well so, yeah, I've worked my whole career in publishing and I started out on the ebook side working for OverDrive, a major distributor of ebooks at public libraries, and focusing on ebooks, so much of it is about the metadata, not just getting books into channels but also making sure those books, as Justine said, can be discoverable, can be found, and so I started spending a lot more of my time on metadata, and I'm a curious person so I got to know a lot and here I am

The app supports ePub and PDF, including books with Adobe DRM, and it works with ebooks from public libraries.

Here, let me summarize a report (from January 25, 2013) from the Digital Content & Libraries Working Group (DCWG) that discusses the 15 items in The Ebook Business Model Scorebook used to create library licensing agreements or contracts.

ReadersFirst has no stake in the success or failure of any commercial device, but, ever the cheerful optimists — Pollyanna with a love of APIs — we wish to point out that Nooks of all sorts should still work with most library eBook platforms.

While most felt that piracy was not a huge issue, what was important was the ability for readers to find indie authors» works and be able to read them without a lot of hassle or hoop jumping, as well as how to make it possible for readers to choose to read on a variety of devices — even those from different retailers — without sacrificing their existing ebook libraries.

I currently work for a state library and am part of a group evaluating new vendors for public library ebook services.

Platforms like OverDrive, 3M, Smashwords, and Bilbary are working diligently to provide digital content for libraries until the publishers» concerns — namely pricing, number of patron checkouts per ebook purchase, and piracy — are addressed.

We are excited to work with them to support libraries through eBook purchases.»

Libraries and publishers must dismantle the walls between them and work together to line the real and virtual shelves with a rich collection of both print and ebooks.»

We are working with libraries, Overdrive, and several other partners to gather information and explore various options for making HBGs ebooks available to readers in a rapidly changing digital world.»

In the ongoing tensions between major publishing houses and public libraries over ebook lending, patrons have lost out on the opportunity to borrow bestselling digital titles but it may prove to be the reason readers turn to some smaller publishers» works instead of the Big Six in the coming year.

I enjoy using both mediums and own an ebook reader that I use on a weekly basis (Kobo Aura One allows me to borrow from the library directly from the reader while I am working abroad, how awesome is that?)

OverDrive, working with many of our public library directors, has offered buy - it - now service, alongside ebooks and digital audio books, as early as four or five years ago.

Your library actually works with all the other libraries in Michigan, and has an ebook collection.

The ReadersFirst Working Group is an active community of libraries working together to improve ebooks Working Group is an active community of libraries working together to improve ebooks working together to improve ebooks access.

The way this works is that if a library wants to allow 3 patrons to borrow your ebook at any given time, they'd need to have purchased 3 «copies».

We are actively working to persuade libraries to purchase titles - and keep them forever - through our service, instead of continually licensing ebooks at higher prices from other services.

Smashwords proudly supports libraries, and we're working to make our ebooks available to every library in the world.