:) Unfortunately, this book isn't available
for ebook checkout, so I'd have to pay actual money (gasp!
Not exact matches
eBook Lending Platforms — p. 22 by John Novak —
For the purposes of this article, the definition of an
eBook lending platform is one that contains
eBooks from multiple publishers that patrons may browse and
checkout.
3M Library Systems, creators of cloud - based
ebook lending and a library - specific e-reader device
for patron
checkout, and OverDrive, the leading provider of
ebooks,... [Read more...]
These services operate
ebook checkout systems, and make it easy
for libraries to purchase
ebooks.
And, putting the privacy issues aside
for the moment, it could change the answer to the question of whether Kindles can be used to
checkout ebooks from «no» to «yes, and with the fewest steps involved.»
If there's a book I want to read that I don't want to put down money
for up front, I already have a way to address that: the Seattle Public Library and the King County Library System, both of which are very friendly to
ebook checkouts.
Some pubs will sell their
ebooks but only
for X number of
checkouts.
HarperCollins,
for instance, limits
ebook checkouts to 26, at which point the library (or Overdrive) needs to purchase the product again.
This type of interactive interface is especially important
for libraries whose patrons are still adjusting to the option to
checkout ebooks and MP3 audiobooks, a concept that is still new to so many library users.
Based on activities of top circulating public libraries,
eBook, audiobook and digital magazine
checkouts are on track to grow 30 - 40 percent
for 2016 over the record levels achieved
for 2015.
With One - Step
Checkout ™ and powerful, filtered search, the Next Generation library websites are optimized
for both PC and mobile users, which helped pilot libraries circulate record single - day numbers of
eBooks, audiobooks, music and video.
3M Library Systems, creators of cloud - based
ebook lending and a library - specific e-reader device
for patron
checkout, and OverDrive, the leading provider of
ebooks, audio books, and downloads to over 18,000 public libraries, may be competitors in the services they provide, but they are united in the fact that their work is intended to increase the capabilities of public libraries to provide
ebook lending services to patrons.
Platforms like OverDrive, 3M, Smashwords, and Bilbary are working diligently to provide digital content
for libraries until the publishers» concerns — namely pricing, number of patron
checkouts per
ebook purchase, and piracy — are addressed.
With the level of DRM necessary
for the
ebook, it will simply be removed from the device when the
checkout period is over.
Hachette Book Group
eBooks will follow a one - copy / one - user lending model, and there will be no
checkout or term limit
for the titles on the OverDrive platform.
In this review video we take a look at the Playster App
for iOS and
checkout their audiobook and
ebook catalog.
The program, launched by N.C. Public Library Directors Association, provides nearly four thousand
ebooks, audiobooks, and read - along titles
for young students, with more than 300 of the titles available
for simultaneous
checkout.
I tried to see if I could
checkout a library
ebook using the web browser, but was thwarted by the fact the add - to - card buttons were missing
for some reason.
Google Editions is slated
for an August release that offers publishers and authors a platform to sell books directly from their website, having Google host the Book,
Checkout process and more, seeking to change the current
Ebook distribution methodology.
In addition to
eBooks, UW has recently added nearly 300 digital audiobooks which are available
for checkout to all users via CloudLink.
Some of the popularity of
ebook lending libraries that OverDrive has noted
for the calendar year 2011 through September 30th include almost triple the number of
ebook check - outs over all of 2010, more than two million new users signed up
for this year, and a rise in smartphone reading to account
for 21 % of all
ebook checkouts.
Bad bad bad
for book shops, unless publishers enable them to give customers
ebooks at
checkout, which is entirely feasible.
Besides the drawback that publishers are still imposing
checkout limits and raising the price of an
ebook by as much as 300 %
for libraries, the biggest obstacle may be instituting the lending program itself.
Close in nature to concepts like Amazon Prime, in which members have a pre-determined number of
ebook checkouts for one annual membership price, Freading allows libraries to allot patrons virtual tokens that are exchanged
for borrowable titles, tokens that are bought with actual money by the library, as opposed to a flat subscription price
for using the catalog.
If you have already entered an
eBook in the 2013 Global Ebook Awards, you may add a category or another ebook for $ 29.00 (Use coupon code: ADDCAT during check
eBook in the 2013 Global Ebook Awards, you may add a category or another ebook for $ 29.00 (Use coupon code: ADDCAT during check
eBook in the 2013 Global
Ebook Awards, you may add a category or another ebook for $ 29.00 (Use coupon code: ADDCAT during check
Ebook Awards, you may add a category or another ebook for $ 29.00 (Use coupon code: ADDCAT during check
Ebook Awards, you may add a category or another
ebook for $ 29.00 (Use coupon code: ADDCAT during check
ebook for $ 29.00 (Use coupon code: ADDCAT during check
ebook for $ 29.00 (Use coupon code: ADDCAT during
checkout).
One of the biggest draws and selling points of Adobe DRM - supporting ereaders, especially the Sony Readers, is that you can
checkout ebooks for free from your local library to read on them.
OverDrive, the leading
eBook, audiobook, music and video distributor
for schools and libraries, announced today that six standalone partner libraries have surpassed 1 million digital
checkouts from their OverDrive collection in 2013.
The key objection voiced about SELF - e is its business model: the service is free to independent authors who submit their
ebooks but offers no royalty payments to those authors
for checkouts of their
ebooks.
I'd be interested in seeing an analysis author's payouts
for KU vs the
ebooks for libraries; my understanding is each
ebook has a limited number of
checkouts.
Best part is Audiobook Jungle readers get a 20 % discount using the promo code Categorysalecp at
checkout for all
ebooks in the following categories: Food and Wine, Foreign Language Study, History, Self - Help, Technology.
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.
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.
It began with a February 24 email (PDF file) from OverDrive CEO Steve Potash alerting customers that «Publishers are expressing concern and debating their digital future where a single
eBook license to a library may never expire, never wear out, and never need replacement» and that one firm (which turned out to be HarperCollins) had decided to solve the problem it perceived by establishing «a
checkout limit
for each
eBook licensed.»
Having more digital materials available was high on the list, and many said that they would love to have more
ebooks available, as well as tablets and e-readers
for checkout.
OverDrive powers the
ebook procurement and
checkout systems
for 20,000 public libraries around the world, including 90 % of US public libraries.