Total library
ebook circulation on OverDrive increased 19 % from 2014 to 2015, but the 2014 increase was 33 %, and the 2013 increase was 46 %.
Not exact matches
Sounds pretty helpful... And she has several
ebooks focusing
on helping women who have been out of
circulation for a while — such titles as Dipping Your Toe in the Dating Pool, From Fear to Frolic and Moving
on Gracefully — all covering issues that mid-life women need to face.
According to Library Journal's «2013 Report
on E-Books in Public Libraries», where 89 % of US public libraries offer
eBooks, collection size and
circulation have increased: 45 % increase in median number of e-books between 2012 (5,080) and 2013 (7,380) 145 %
circulation increase from 2011 to 2012 (with anticipated 2013 increase of +38.9 %) These numbers reflect all points of access, including those directly licensed or purchased by an individual library and those available through a consortium.
The company is citing «security concerns ``, much in the same way that Harper Collins cited the «need to protect their authors» when they imposed the 26 -
circulation cap
on library
ebook lending back in February 2011.
The major concern in these discussions has always seemed to be the ease with which
ebooks can be pirated, but libraries have been able to show the thought - provoking data
on how
circulations can actually increase sales.
Added February 27: If you don't think publishers will be happy to see
ebooks kill public libraries read: HarperCollins Puts 26 Loan Cap
on Ebook Circulations
For the past two years or so, I have been pointing out that while magazine digital edition
circulation has been stagnant (or even declining), and
eBooks sales have been either falling (if you believe the major publishers) or else growing more slowly (when you take into account Amazon and self - publishing), something else has also been going
on: library systems are moving toward digital collections.
Literary fiction is thriving, now accounting for 22 % of print
circulation on average — up from only 13 % in 2011 — and 16 % of
ebook circulation.
In addition to the data already available, such as holds, titles,
circulation, and traffic data, the new datasets will have an increased focus
on web traffic intelligence, such as time spent searching, browsing, and socializing about
ebooks and other media.
OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the leading
eBook and audiobook platform for libraries and schools, announced today that
circulation of
eBooks, audiobooks and other digital media increased 33 % in 2014 to 137 million checkouts, while web traffic and discoverability similarly increased, especially
on mobile devices.
An
ebook's journey from creation to
circulation» 3:30 - Noah Genner (BookNet Canada), «How We Read Digitally: ebookcraft 2018 research study» 4:25 - Monique Mongeon (BookNet Canada), «How We Read Digitally: ebookcraft 2018 research study» 5:12 - Ellen Ullman (Life in Code), «Ellen Ullman in Conversation» 7:38 - Scaachi Koul (Buzzfeed), «Women in Publishing Panel» 10:52 - Bhavna Chauhan (Penguin Random House Canada), «Women in Publishing Panel» 12:50 - Joshua Tallent (Firebrand Technologies), «Backlist Keywords» 14:30 - Jennifer Haines (The Dragon), «Retailers Bridging the Digital Divide» 15:08 - Serah - Marie McMahon (TYPE Books), «Retailers Bridging the Digital Divide» 15:49 - Noah Genner (BookNet Canada), «State of the Publishing Nation 2018» 16:22: - Jon Fleming (Audible), Reka Rubin (Harlequin), Nastaran Bisheban (Kobo), «Audio - First Publishing Panel» 18:35 - Jessamyn C. West (Randolph Technical Career Center), «Libraries Bridging the Digital Divide» Watch the talks
on BookNet Canada's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/BookNetCanadaVideos Join the Tech Forum & ebookcraft mailing list: http://eepurl.com/Z8aIL Tech Forum is presented by BookNet Canada.
For statistics
on ebook purchasing and
circulation and ereader and tablet usage, you can read the full survey here: http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2014/10/ebooks/survey-library-
ebook-growth-slowing-still-substantial/
In a move that was wildly unpopular amongst librarians it appended its own rule
on top of the one - book - one - license framework, forcing libraries to renew its license of any given
ebook after 26
circulations.
The model is self regulatory:
ebook lending can't «hurt sales» since the publisher is free to manipulate prices for library
circulation on each individual title.