Sentences with phrase «ebook lending needs»

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The former might lose sales because libraries can lend ebooks more efficiently (they need fewer websites than physical libraries) and they don't wear out or get lost.

eBook lending, along with movie, music, and audiobook streaming, is helping these entities keep their doors open by offering the content their patrons need in the... [Read more...]

In February HarperCollins announced that its ebooks could only be checked out by library patrons 26 times per title, after which a library would need to re-purchase an ebook in order to continue lending it out.

All you need is to do is find out if your library lends ebooks and you're good to go as long as you have the requisite library card.

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.

Publishers need to move to a pay - per - use model in eBook lending.

For its part, the government body overseeing the issue has agreed that authors need to be fairly compensated through ebook lending, but also that every possible step must be taken to ensure that ebook lending by both remote and on - site patrons remains a free service to society.

As public libraries tried to shift their operation models to meet more people's needs and began installing computer labs, television viewing areas, audiobook listening rooms, and more, as well as spending their time and battling the issue of ebook lending, Coates explained that the money for actual borrowable books began to dwindle away.

After exploring how libraries can address the needs of patrons of various age demographics, Coates» first issue was that of the physical location of libraries, one impediment that has actually made ebook lending all the more attractive to patrons who wish to borrow books but still live so far away that a trip to the library has to be intentional and justifiable.

eBook lending, along with movie, music, and audiobook streaming, is helping these entities keep their doors open by offering the content their patrons need in the platforms they want to consumer it.

In light of the need to reduce staff and cut operating hours, ebook lending becomes more vital than ever, especially under systems that allow patrons to browse for ebooks via the library websites and borrow them directly through the online portal for web - based or device agnostic reading.

All of this expansion serves to help libraries worldwide in their efforts to bring current digital content to their patrons, furthering the climate of digital publishing by enabling an ebook lending model that meets the publishers» and the consumers» needs.

Libraries need to adopt a broad strategy to offer a digital lending service that allows anyone in the entire country to get a membership card and borrow ebooks.

While hybris does not limit itself to the promotion of ebook content, adapting its model to the needs of all kinds of digital content providers, hybris does allow for a much more personalized product from the end to the user, lending itself well to the needs of ebook development.

I understand that ebooks are a tougher nut to crack because you can lend out as many copies of the same book as you please, that's why a legitimate way to lend needs to be created across platforms.

Hazard Owen spoke with the head of Digital Book World's parent company about the need for this type of data and the credibility it lends to ebooks:

The 3M ebook lending library program is based on the specific needs that libraries have faced throughout the process of trying lend digital materials.

You are not allowed to resell any ebook you purchase, you can barely lend it out and you need specific instructions dictated to you on... [Read more...]

If you can minimize your need for typing, and don't mind a bit of ergonomic discomfort, the ad - supported Amazon Kindle with Wi - Fi is a great eReader choice, offering useful features such as public library access to eBooks and Kindle - to - Kindle lending.

To make real progress on this issue, you need hard data that shows ebook sales are helped, not harmed, by library ebook lending to mobile ebook reading devices.

While with an ebook lending or selling it doesn't lose you access unless further measures are taken, so either the licence is non-transferable or you need some method of ensuring that the licensed copy is fully transferred.