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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.
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The typical mindset at work here is that many of the ebooks will be of use to them for a few months to about a year at the most, which prompts them to seek other alternatives so as not to end up drawing too much from their student finance loans.
Circulation, preferably known as the number of times the same ebook may be loaned out during the duration of a license, is another key aspect to be taken into consideration by librarians and publishers.
ALA TechSource has a nice post on ebook lending clubs and lists some more book loaning clubs: http://BooksForMyKindle.com & http://BooksForNooks.com And I've run across this additional one as well: http://Lendle.me
Nevertheless, with the help of Bobbi Newman's list of ebook loaning services as a starting place, I decided to check out some of the services.
Overdrive announced a new Cost Per Circ system last year and it allows libraries to have a huge influx of digital content that can loaned out to as many users as they want simultaneously and libraries only pay when the audiobook or ebook is actually borrowed.
Nick Moran of The Millions had interesting prospective, mentioning «The emissions and e-waste for e-Readers could be stretched even further if I went down the resource rabbit hole to factor in: electricity needed at the Amazon and Apple data centers; communication infrastructure needed to transmit digital files across vast distances; the incessant need to recharge or replace the batteries of eReaders; the resources needed to recycle a digital device (compared to how easy it is to pulp or recycle a book); the packaging and physical mailing of digital devices; the need to replace a device when it breaks (instead of replacing a book when it's lost); the fact that every reader of eBooks requires his or her own eReading device (whereas print books can be loaned out as needed from a library); the fact that most digital devices are manufactured abroad and therefore transported across oceans.
For those who might not know, a recap: Adobe Digital Editions is widely used software in the ebook trade for both library and commercial ebook transactions to authenticate legitimate library users, apply DRM to encrypt ebook files, and in general facilitate the ebook circulation process — such as deleting an ebook from a device after the loan... Continue reading After Privacy Glitch, the Ball Is Now in Our Court →
The report presents 145 pages of data and commentary on a broad range of eBook issues, including: spending on eBooks in 2010 and anticipated spending for 2011; use levels of various kinds of eBooks; market penetration by various specific eBook publishers; extent of use of aggregators vs offering by specific publishers; purchasing of individual titles; use of various channels of distribution such as traditional book jobbers and leading retail / internet based booksellers; use of eBooks in course reserves and interlibrary loan; impact of eBooks on print book spending; use of eBooks in integrated search; price increases for eBooks; contract renewal rates for eBooks; use of special eBook platforms for smartphones and tablet computers; spending plans and current use of eBook reader such as Nook, Reader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use of eBooks 2011 Edition →
For indie authors and publishers who can agree to Amazon's list of demands, notably making their works available exclusively through Amazon for a set period of time and allowing their works to be loaned through the Kindle lending library, there is a fund of $ 6 million, divided into monthly amounts, allocated to pay authors as ebooks are borrowed.
This rule is no doubt employed to help recoup sales revenues Amazon loses through lending, especially since there does not appear to be a limit as to the number of times an eBook can be loaned.
In some cases, you might also be able to limit other uses, such as how often an ebook can be loaned to friends or printed.
The extreme case is that no limits are placed and it's made as easy and cheap as possible: an ebook can be bought cheaply and loaned out free as often (concurrently) as librarians can find patrons who want it, no queuing required.
In addition to the costs for Destiny itself, annual dues of $ 1.50 per student cover costs for on - site training and maintenance of the system as well as for access to online interlibrary loan for students and teachers; group subscriptions to CultureGrams, LibGuides CMS and LibWizard, and ExploringNature.org; and a shared eBook collection.
Lending models that require subscriptions or loan limits might work really well for ebooks on topics that are regularly weeded, such as travel and technology.
eBooks as we know them can't be loaned or resold, and are only readable on a limited range of devices.
These agreements dictate the basic terms of access, such as the HarperCollins limit of 26 loans per ebook license.
The number of ebooks available for libraries to loan has just shrunk as Penguin Group USA has decided, for now, to no longer make digital editions of new titles available for library lending.
Last month, Barnes & Noble released an update to the Nook Color that pushed it more in the direction of tablets, adding its own app store with games such as Angry Birds, a native email app and a Nook Friends social network, which allows users to see what their friends are reading, check out book reviews, loan or borrow eBooks, share how far along in a book they are and recommend titles to friends.
A different way of handling eBooks is to place multiple eBooks and apps on a portable device (such as a Kindle, Kobo or iPad) which can then be loaned out.