Patrons wait, and they shouldn't have to when publishers, large and small, offer the world in
their ebook catalogs.
Two years later, all three had made their full
ebook catalogs available.
Sarah Houghton over at Librarian in Black dropped the latest library - world bombshell with her post «Overdrive Has Different
eBook Catalogs For Different Libraries.»
Here are details from their press release: As the nation's librarians conclude the 2015 annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in San Francisco,
their eBook catalogs set a new daily record for lending digital titles.
I think that with
the ebook catalogs getting bigger and bigger, and with any catalog that has millions of titles, but the actual catalog decreases in a sense.
Add other
eBook catalogs in Aldiko through the My Catalog feature so that all your favorite
eBook catalogs can be accessed in one place.
It also employs a «My Catalog» feature which allows you to add your own
eBook catalogs.
Yet, many
ebook catalogs have just tiny thumbnails of the covers; that's why your ebook cover is so essential.
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.
But recent growth in the foreign language
ebook catalogs of many major retailers has demonstrated an increased interest on the part of consumers who want the portability, instant download access, and typically lower cost of digital editions.
On average,
ebook catalogs hosted more than 408,000 visits each day.
Earlier this year, Google set January 31 as the date that the Google
eBooks catalog and the ability to sell Google eBooks would be removed from all reseller sites.
«We are excited patrons will now have access to even more of Macmillan's
ebook catalog to borrow and enjoy,» said George Coe, President of Baker & Taylor's Library & Education division.
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.
71 % of readers who borrow ebooks use the library for ebook discovery and 40 % use the libraries
ebook catalog for discovery.
With the popularity of comics - based TV shows and movies growing internationally, OverDrive's global
eBook catalog now also offers comics and graphic novels from IDW Publishing, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM!
Interestingly, the image only alludes to 600,000 titles available in the Amazon catalog, not the full
ebook catalog, which could mean that Amazon would have the same problem with acquiring content for lending that has plagued the ebook subscription model since it first became news back in 2010.
For almost three years we provided
our ebook catalog software for free.
Kobo eReading Catalog - Kobo has a world - class
eBook catalog with over three million titles, including award winners, bestsellers, Indie Next List picks, free public - domain titles, and other recommendations.
Test Drive Approved device requirements include compatibility with the library's
eBook catalog, direct Wi - Fi checkout and eBook download via an on - board browser or app, and copyright protection (DRM) and lending practices that conform to rules as required by publisher permissions.
According to a press release on the program, «OverDrive offers libraries and schools the industry's largest and most complete
eBook catalog, including Kindle eBooks from more than 800 publishers.
«OverDrive's school
eBook catalog has also reached record size, with 24 % growth over the last year, adding more than 100,000 new titles and bringing the total digital catalog available to schools to more than 2 million titles.
In order for Recorded Books to be a viable business proposition going forward they will have to establish more relations with publishers to enhance
their eBook catalog.
Known for strong customer support, free online tutorials, and aggressive prices, BooksOnBoard has the largest
eBook catalog online with over 220,000 titles.
For that reason we're teaming up with Marc D'Hooghe at http://www.freeliterature.org/ to digitize and proofread texts for inclusion in our own
ebook catalog as well as for Project Gutenberg's.
Some authors have given us permission to distribute their ebook (s) through our ebook store and / or free
ebook catalog.
Starting January 31st the entire Google
eBooks catalog, will be removed from all reseller sites, but existing customers can access their past purchases from their Google account or the IndieBound Reader software.
Our common objective is to offer a top notch solution and the largest
ebook catalog in order to meet French customer expectations and lead the ebook market in France.»
In this review video we take a look at the Playster App for iOS and checkout their audiobook and
ebook catalog.
Legimi is the largest ebook subscription service in Poland and the company has ironed out an agreement with Pocketbook to include support for their entire
ebook catalog for paid subscribers.
OverDrive's global
eBook catalog now offers thousands of comics and graphic novels, including new additions from DC Comics and Viz Media.
You may view an online version of both of the printed and
ebook 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.»
As a result of the successful partnering with the Los Angeles Public Library and Cuyahoga County Public Library, Penguin is now making its full
eBook catalog, including DK titles, available to all public libraries using Axis 360.
Hachette Book Group's full
eBook catalog will be available to libraries with no delay on new titles.
The ebook catalog in Amazon's Kindle Store for U.S. customers has just passed half a million titles.
Overdrive, the digital media supplier to libraries nationwide issued a statement noting the astronomical price increase: «As announced yesterday *, Hachette Digital is raising prices on its currently available library
eBook catalog (roughly 3,500 titles with release dates of April 2010 and earlier) effective Oct. 1, 2012.
Elizabeth and Her German Garden is available in both illustrated and free editions from
our ebook catalog.
When searching the New York Public Library
eBook catalog, at least two thirds of the books we saw weren't available.
«Our common objective is to offer a top notch solution and the largest
ebook catalog in order to meet French customer expectations and lead the ebook market in France,» FNAC CEO Alexandre Bompard said of the partnership.
In the Mountains may be downloaded for free from
our ebook catalog.
One I borrowed from the library's
ebook catalog; the other I purchased.
The German eBook market, according to eBook.de, skyrocketed while they continually expanded
their eBook catalog from 404,000 to 668,000.
The Enchanted Castle is available in free and illustrated editions from
our ebook catalog.
While this will not be their entire
eBook catalog, it is being called a «pilot» program for libraries.
Amazon boasts more than 1 million titles, while the Barnes & Noble
eBook catalog has 2.5 million titles.
In January, Smashwords announced a distribution agreement with Lexcyle, now owned by Amazon, where Smashwords ebooks are listed in the native
ebook catalog of Stanza, the e-reading app used by over two million iPhone and iPod Touch customers.
Macmillan announced last week that it is adding its frontlist titles to its backlist pilot for public libraries, making its complete
ebook catalog available for the first time.
McGraw - Hill Professional, a division of McGraw Hill Education, and OverDrive announced today that the publisher's professional
ebook catalog is now available for K — 12 school libraries and public libraries worldwide.
Notably, during pilot tests and subsequent national launches of Penguin's
ebook catalog for library lending, 3M and Baker & Taylor did not face similar side - loading demands for Barnes & Noble NOOK devices.