Sentences with phrase «ebook adoption»

In fact, with the rate of ebook adoption slowing many observers suggest the numbers indicate we're reaching a plateau.

No one could have predicted the explosion in ebook adoption by the consumer public, let alone by libraries.

What is the impact that these laws have on ebook adoption among consumers?

It will be fascinating to see if big retailers (as distinct from booksellers) can further ebook adoption.

The reason is this: I want greater and greater ebook adoption.

That could be even greater, as student expectations are influenced by ebook adoption beyond campus walls, and as faculty embrace the format.

On a consumer level, one of the barriers of eBook adoption is the VAT.

The slow growth of ebook adoption in school libraries is attributed to limited access to ereading devices and cost of ebooks, according to the report, released in October 2014 and sponsored by Follett.

Additional advancements like those advocated for by ReadersFirst, including library card signup and catalog integration of all e-content, and continued improvements to ebook licensing terms could further library ebook adoption in the future.

While self - published titles may be an option for public libraries when it comes to acquiring ebooks, not so for schools, according to SLJ columnist Christopher Harris, who lays out the ongoing challenges for ebook adoption in K - 12.

And there we were, holding the DBW vigil with Bishop Shatzkin; chanting BookRepublic numbers about ebook adoption with Brother Marco; beating our breasts with Friar Matteo:

I think what is happening with ebook adoption is best captured by Geoffrey Moore's excellent marketing book of the 1990s Crossing the Chasm.

To study ebook adoption by kids and school libraries, School Library Journal and Follett School Solutions recently released the Sixth Annual Survey of Ebook Usage in the U.S. School (K - 12) Libraries (September 2015).

Research published by Pew in April found a strong correlation between the spike in sales of ereading - capable devices and ebook adoption over the holidays.

They haven't done the analysis necessary to track ebook adoption across the various groups, but they release their raw data 6 months after they publish.

Slow ebook adoption enough so that you don't get a massive short term drop off in print revenue you can't deal with, then let it decline gradually to the point it's no longer a risk and discard the leftover shells of what you don't need anymore.

By other accounts, which try to shine light on ebook adoption by looking at markets like Amazon (which accounts for a scary two - thirds of ebook sales), show that a huge and growing percentage of ebooks are being sold by indie publishers or authors themselves rather than the bigs, and a third of them don't even have ISBNs, the universal ID used to track most books.

According to the 2015 study, eBook adoption plateaued and actually decreased to 2013 levels, with 56 % of U.S. school libraries reporting they now have ebooks available for students.

Refusal to simplify pricing models, and refusal to inter-operate among e-readers and lending systems, means that libraries will simply opt out of ebook adoption entirely — something they can't afford to do if they're going to stay relevant in the future.

For now, the Times has reported that pricing continues to be a huge obstacle to broader ebook adoption.

Probably tablets rather than ereaders will be the driving force behind ebook adoption in countries like Brazil, with ereading a secondary consideration in purchasing the device..

And to that end I think them making business decisions with the goal of preserving hardback sales is going to de facto limit eBook adoption.

India was a surprising front runner in global ebook adoption, with both the launch of a number of low - cost tablets designed for school children to consume digital textbooks, and an internet broadband infrastructure designed to make digital consumption possible throughout the country's schools.

This rationale points to other cellphone networks, such as Vodafone, having the potential to accelerate ebook adoption by selling the readers and providing publishers and ebook retailers with access to their customers and billing systems.

Frustrated by what they say is an unacceptable response by Amazon and galvanized by the retail giant's push for Kindle ebooks adoption by schools, NFB officials will protest outside Amazon's Seattle headquarters on December 12 at 11:00 am.

You raise an important point for those who aren't writing and publishing primarily in English, and / or who live in countries where ebook adoption rates are very low.

The Digital Reader then throws cold water on OverDrive's numbers, suggesting «the stats represent OverDrive doing more business more than an increase in library ebook adoption among patrons.»

Although this was an unscientific study with a very small sample size, the results show that, at least for some of our libraries, library ebook adoption among our customers

Optimism about ebook adoption in schools has run high for the last few years, but this study provides some interesting news.

To study ebook adoption by kids and school libraries, School Library Journal and Follett School Solutions recently released the Sixth Annual Survey of Ebook Usage in the U.S. School (K - 12)

She cites research published by Pew Research Center in April that «found a strong correlation between the spike in sales of ereading - capable devices and ebook adoption over the holidays.»

Over the past two years I've been tracking ebook adoption, and the statistics are, frankly, perplexing.

I hadn't thought of that in terms of ebook adoption and how it could benefit or be hindered by our associations with books, but it makes sense.

Instead of looking at India as a stagnant market, this disconnect in the ebook purchasing mindset has retailers seeing the potential for massive growth, and initiatives like the educational drive will only add to the attitude shift that's needed for ebook adoption to take off.

As any librarian who's dealt with ebook adoption can quickly tell you, «It's complicated.»

I would expect to see a re-acceleration of ebook adoption in the coming years.

And yet the U.S., the country furthest along in ebook adoption, is stuck at 20 %.

Polling participants about the practices of young children, teens, and adults, with 823 adults and 221 teens responding, BookNet Canada discovered some telling things about the perceived state of ebook adoption.

-- Patron usage of eBooks remains very low (6 % or less), particularly compared to popular consumer products from Amazon and Apple (back in 2011, Amazon announced that eBook adoption had passed 50 %).

According to the findings, 41 % of adults and 27 % of teens identify themselves as regular ebook readers; of the teens who state that they do read ebooks, there was a fairly even split as to how many preferred print and how many preferred digital, indicating that ebook adoption — while prevalent — wasn't a major factor in reading for teens.

We lost fictionwise, we lost booksonboard, we lost Diesel books, we lost even Sony, and we lost who knows how many potential startups who, right at the peak of ebook adoption, the time to forge long term consumer relationships, they were handcuffed and prevented from doing loyalty programs, micropayment rebates, book bundles, bogo deals, and all sorts of modern marketting techniques.

A highlight was Kobo's Michael Tamlyn, whose now familiar message that ebook adoption is being driven by users in their 50s, 60s, and 70s (his «silver foxes») has real currency.

eBook adoption in school libraries stands to result in a significant savings for both public and private centers» budgets, given the typically lower cost of titles and the elimination of damaged copies.