Sentences with phrase «ebook in libraries»

There is certainly a place for eBooks in libraries, but libraries are not on the brink of distinction and eBooks are not needed to save them from such a fate.

What we need is more ebooks in the library market.

In the last few years, the transition to digital ebooks in libraries has been accelerating.

What are the primary goals of purchasing ebooks in your library or your consortium?

Big - six publishers have varying policies for ebooks in libraries.

Skip Dye, vice president, director of library and academic marketing and sales for Random House, discusses the publisher's views on ebooks in libraries as part of a series of Q&A s leading up to «The Digital Shift: Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond,» LJ's third annual ebook summit on Wednesday, October 17.

The UK has been running study after study for years and even the government is trying to mandate eBooks in libraries, but so far nothing of real substance has been done.

«No Shelf Required columnist Peyton Stafford and I were discussing eBooks in libraries, and the next thing I knew, this article was in my inbox.

Whether you are for or against selling eBooks in the library there is one big factor to consider.

It seems that the UK Government is taking digital ebooks in the library very seriously.

To read eBooks in your library's collection, you will also need the Destiny Discover app.

Having self - published ebooks in libraries is a huge boon to those authors who don't have publishing houses and marketing teams behind them.»

Embracing ebooks in libraries even more and certainly not trying to lock library services into stupid and unworkable restrictions.

Awareness of ebooks in libraries continues to grow as well (though still not to every librarian's satisfaction): 35 percent of library users now say that they know their library offers ebooks.

The idea (as the article states) that we should only use ebooks in the library — so as to avoid cutting into publisher sales — is patently ludicrous.

After thanking their patrons Cubicle Jail to Laptop Lifestyle, 31 Days of Wisdom, and Witch's Sacrifice, they took on the news, which included stories on ebooks in libraries, writing income, ebook subscription models, indie startups, and whether or not recent news stories spell doom for indies.

Is there a place for ebooks in libraries?

She took a moment out of her busy schedule to discuss the evolutionary growth of ebooks in the library, how the discovery of content is a top priority, what it took to talk Simon & Schuster and Penguin into joining the library lending model, and how libraries are selling ebooks.

LJ's 2012 Book Buying Survey showed a 102 percent jump in ebook circulation, and 74 percent of the ebook patrons in LJ's Patron Profiles report say they want even more ebooks in the library.

There were reps from Bookbub and panels that discussed Goodreads, ebooks in libraries, and the new weekly Amazon best - seller and most - read charts, so there was plenty to discuss.

She took a moment out of her busy schedule to discuss the evolutionary growth of ebooks in the library, how the discovery of content is a top... [Read more...]

This deal was actually originally signed last month, but these libraries now have the ebooks in their library system.

The problem with ebooks in libraries is that while ebooks have become a mainstream book format generally, in libraries they are premium - priced systems.

With right around 75,000 ebooks in its library, an exponential increase over the original launch, Kindle users have borrowed an astounding 259,000 individual check - outs of those titles in December alone.

However, take note, most of the eBooks in this library are older titles.

My opinion is that it would be worthwhile for both libraries and indie and self - published authors to find or create a platform for indie, small press and self - pubbed authors to have a way of distributing and lending their ebooks in the library space.

It will also provide photos, illustrations and videos from the author throughout each eBook in the library.

You can save the eBook in the library to any format of your choice.

Finally, what does it take for 3M and Baker and Taylor to secure the rights for a big six publishing trial for ebooks in the library?

With right around 75,000 ebooks in its library, an exponential increase over the original launch, Kindle users have borrowed an astounding 259,000 individual check - outs of... [Read more...]

Even the 102 percent jump in ebook circulation reported in LJ's 2012 Book Buying Survey (coming soon) appears inadequate to meet demand, as 74 percent of the ebook patrons in the Patron Profiles report say they want even more ebooks in the library.

The one thing I know for certain about the future of ebooks in libraries is that it's about tradeoffs among deeply held values.

2) Run Kobo app, login your kobo account, it will sync your library and download all ebooks in your library, click «Library» tab in Kobo app, ebook title show up.

Until the publishers come to a consensus about how best to lend eBooks, the amount of eBooks in libraries will still remain below the apparent demand, and this is bad news for readers.

According to a new study, 53 % of American readers feel that there should be more eBooks in libraries.

In «Working Directly with Publishers: Lessons Learned,» Rochelle Logan of Douglas County (Colo.) Libraries (DCL) discusses her positive interactions with publishers eager to place ebooks in libraries.

By holding the center button down on an ebook in the library you can choose the default program to open the book.

(For libraries see my posts on ebooks in libraries.)

On ebooks and audio Scholastic does not have a distribution deal in place for its ebooks, either with OverDrive or another company, although a spokesperson said the company is «exploring all of the various opportunities for distribution of our ebooks in libraries.»

Based on personal experience, a certain number of people find reading books on a computer screen to be awkward so even if a user does find the eBook in the library catalogue, he or she may not wish to use it.