Patrons will be able to access BiblioTech's
ebook catalog through Cloud Library, as well as other digital services like Hoopla and Zinio.
New opportunities through periodical platforms like Next Issue, PressReader, and Zinio, as well as
ebook catalogs through Freading, Boopsie, and Smashwords» unprecedented distribution agreement with OverDrive have meant that not only do libraries have options for providing relevant formats to their patrons, but they also have competitive choices that can lead to better budget options.
Not exact matches
Digital content provider OverDrive made a monumental announcement today in saying that Macmillan has made its entire
ebook catalog available for the first time for lending
through OverDrive's school library partners.
«
eBooks and audiobooks are serving more kids, young adults, travelers, students and readers of all genres of books than ever
through innovative tools and expanded digital
catalogs that our library partners offer.»
All of the Big Six publishers who had previously allowed their titles to be borrowed
through OverDrive's
catalog to public libraries pulled their digital editions in 2011 amid concerns about
ebook piracy and the interests of the authors.
Some authors have given us permission to distribute their
ebook (s)
through our
ebook store and / or free
ebook catalog.
As more readers embrace digital reading and as
ebooks continue to fare well
through Amazon's
catalog, more traditional and indie authors can hope to achieve this level of success and fan following.
Yet some of the same authors who publish
through Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing platform appear to be venting their frustration that the retailer allows some truly horrible, poor - quality
ebooks to clog up the
catalog of titles, essentially blocking consumers from finding the veritable gems of literature that those commentators obviously have written.
Also in the discussions was the policy on
ebook licensing rights that allow libraries to retain ownership after purchasing a digital title for their
catalogs through 3M, even if opting to select a competitor for
ebooks later on.
Add other
eBook catalogs in Aldiko
through the My
Catalog feature so that all your favorite
eBook catalogs can be accessed in one place.
To borrow the BLR title, your users will simply log in to your digital collection and the
eBook will be prominently displayed on your OverDrive - powered website and discoverable
through the digital library
catalog.
We don't anticipate libraries going
through our
catalog, adding one
ebook at a time.
If a patron used the EAF app to download
ebooks from our
catalog, tries five titles, and can't get
through any of them because they aren't good, that patron will stop borrowing our titles because they no longer trust us, and libraries will stop buying our
catalog.
This suspension will remain in place until we can guarantee that any inappropriate material, that has been available
through self published
eBooks, has been removed from the Kobo
eBook catalog.»
More than 15,000 public and university libraries acquire patron access to
ebooks and audio downloads
through OverDrive's
catalog, and Penguin reiterated the decision it made several months ago when it announced that it would no longer allow new titles to be placed in OverDrive's
catalog.
While metadata is not a new concept — basically, a library card
catalog is metadata — the usefulness of it may never have been more poignant than in a digital market with millions of
ebook files to search
through.
Through the use of OverDrive Read ® and a
catalog of over two million titles from more than 5,000 publishers, students are reading
eBooks instantly in their browser, in class, at home, both online and offline with no software or downloads.
But if you look
through the glossy Amazon Publishing Fall
Catalog 2012 you'd never know that this publisher has even heard of
eBooks.
Last month Hoopla Digital expanded their
catalog of
ebooks and audiobooks that are available for free
through public libraries by signing a deal with Open Road Integrated Media.
PORTLAND, OR — BookBaby, the leading distributor of
eBooks through Amazon, iBooks and many others, launches a new wholesale program today, focusing on the needs of publishers, agents, and others with sizable book
catalogs and backlists.
The manual reviewers will go
through every page of your
eBook to check for layout issues and other strict guidelines they impose before they approve your
eBook for their premium
catalog.
and in an article at Publisher's Weekly stated: «While Amazon is seeking to distribute its print
catalog through conventional means, it seems that they are simultaneously pursuing a strategy of locking in
eBook exclusives which other retailers are not allowed to sell.
If libraries don't own
ebooks available
through their
catalog, then they forego the right of first sale, right?
Simon & Schuster's full
catalog of
eBook titles are available for pilot libraries to purchase for lending to their readers, or for readers to purchase
through their library's website with the new Library BIN (Buy It Now) option.
We should try out new business models in our dealings with rights holders: Buy directly from rights holders, including authors; host your own
ebook content; or offer library users the choice of purchasing
ebooks through the library
catalog when the waitlist is too long.
Hachette's entire
catalog of 5,000
ebooks will now be available
through OverDrive, Baker & Taylor's Axis 360 platform, and the 3M Cloud Library, under a pricing and licensing model similar to the one employed by Random House.
When the description of your DRM - free bookshop begins with «Available now
through our website is Tor's entire
catalog of 2,500 +
eBook titles, including the entire Wheel of Time series.»
When you publish your book
through BookBaby, we will make it available in Baker & Taylor's entertainment media
catalog, as well as popular
eBook stores like the Kindle Store, iBooks, and many more.