But the wait was worth it, as Calibre 2.57 introduces some exciting new features, such as a new driver for the BQ Cervantes 3 ebook reader, allowing owners of this device to connect it to the Calibre
ebook library manager and upload books to it.
Not exact matches
Library Directwill allow
libraries to bundle books in Smashwords» catalog and select the books based on sales ranking; partnered with the new Pricing
Manager which allows authors and publishers to set the prices that
libraries will pay, even opting to make their titles free to
libraries, the amount of
ebook titles that
libraries can offer to patrons will increase.
A workshop on
libraries and
ebooks was held with Skip Dye, VP, Library and Academic Sales, Random House; George Coe, President, Library & Education, Baker - Taylor; Barbara Genco,
Manager, Special Projects, Library Journal; Stephanie Anderson, Head of Readers Advisory, Darien Library; and Heather McCormack,... [Read more...]
OverDrive, which powers
ebook lending for over 19,000 customer
libraries, announced today that it is broadening its educational
library focus with the addition of a General
Manager of Education and Chief Sales Officer position over K - 12
libraries.
A workshop on
libraries and
ebooks was held with Skip Dye, VP, Library and Academic Sales, Random House; George Coe, President, Library & Education, Baker - Taylor; Barbara Genco,
Manager, Special Projects, Library Journal; Stephanie Anderson, Head of Readers Advisory, Darien Library; and Heather McCormack, Collection Development
Manager, 3M Cloud Library.
«Our goal is to provide the widest choice for
libraries as to how and where they acquire their e-book titles,» said Kari Paulson, ProQuest Vice-President and General
Manager,
Ebooks.
As of today, Alfa
Ebooks Manager contains 8 plugins for most popular online book
libraries in the world (Amazon, Google Books, etc).
«Our goal is to reduce work for
libraries by making e-book discovery and acquisition more ubiquitous,» said Kari Paulson, ProQuest Vice President and General
Manager,
Ebooks.
Also, Kobo owns OverDrive — the
ebook distributor that's critical to the U.S.
library market — and has an
ebook retail partnership with Flipkart, the most significant book retailer in India; those affiliations can be very helpful if your books do well and catch the attention of Kobo's marketers and promotions
managers.
A document by New Zealand's Association of Public Library
Managers pinpoints the
libraries» main obstacle, namely the DRM status the limits how many times a book can be borrowed, breaks down the compatibility across different devices, and forces a waiting period on
ebooks, therefore treating them like their print counterparts.
«OverDrive's valuable
eBook data confirms the benefits that books and authors in
library channels enjoy in terms of exposure and discovery to a highly desirable audience,» said Alexis Wiles, OverDrive
Manager of Publisher Relations.
«With this program, a portion of the profits from an
eBook sale will be donated to the
library,» said Matt Tempelis, Global Business
Manager for 3M
Library Systems.
Formerly president and general
manager of ebrary ®, Kevin Sayar led the company from its conception to a position as a leading
ebook provider to
libraries worldwide.
After Alfa
Ebooks Manager installation you can scan your existing library and the software will automatically import all your ebooks to the dat
Ebooks Manager installation you can scan your existing
library and the software will automatically import all your
ebooks to the dat
ebooks to the database.
Alfa
Ebooks Manager includes built - in Web Server, that allows to access your
library via desktop or mobile browsers in your local network.
If you need to move your e-
Library to another drive or computer, the simplest way to do it is the following: - move your
ebooks and covers in any file
manager - open in Alfa: Tools - > File Finder - select the new root folder of you
library on the new computer / drive - press Start, and the file paths in Alfa's database will be automatically updated by file name (or MD5)
The built in
eBook manager allows you to organize your
library any way you like — by title, date last read, or author.
This week we chat with two leaders from GALE Cengage Learning — Cynthia Sanner (far left), Publisher, General Reference and International, Cengage Learning and Erin Sullivan (left), Product
Manager II, Gale Virtual Reference Library, about
libraries, ebooks and Cengage Learning's innovative publishing programs for Public, K - 12, and Academic L
libraries,
ebooks and Cengage Learning's innovative publishing programs for Public, K - 12, and Academic
LibrariesLibraries.
The Archos 70c is more than just an
eBook reader, this is multimedia device with features Adobe DRM support for download and read all compatible formats
eBooks, integrated with video, music and photo player functions, you can also browse the web, download apps and Bookmarks
Manager for manage your
library, set bookmarks, and rotate the screen in portrait or landscape mode.
The OverDrive integration will allow for the checkout of
ebooks from within Millennium or Sierra without jumping to the OverDrive interface; the June rollout of Decision Center, the company's new data - driven collection management tool that will compete with collectionHQ's product; a wave of hiring backed by the new investors, which has already increased the staff by 20 so far this year and will add another 40 by the end of the year (mostly in development and support), according to Massana, pushing the company past 400 employees; the creation of five «
library relations
managers» who serve as customer advocates at III; the complete integration of SkyRiver Technology Solutions into III along with the termination of SkyRiver's suit against OCLC on March 4.
A document by New Zealand's Association of Public Library
Managers pinpoints the
libraries» main obstacle, namely the DRM status that limits how many times a book can be borrowed, breaks down the compatibility across different devices, and forces a waiting period on
ebooks, therefore treating them like their print counterparts.
Amy Pawlowski, the web applications
manager at the Cleveland Public
Library and formerly a
manager of partner services for OverDrive, said the
library has seen a definite increase in
ebook loans as a result.
Wendy Reynolds,
Manager, Library Client Services, Legislative Library of Ontario, Helen Clarke, Associate Vice-Provost Collections,
Libraries and Cultural Resources, University of Calgary, and Jeffrey Miller, President, Irwin Law spoke to attendees at a session titled «If
eBooks are the Medium, What's the Message?».