Sentences with phrase «for library loans»

especially since Kobo allows for library loans.

Although the focus of this article is largely on the writing contest (described below), through which the winner gets his or her work provided for library loan through Overdrive, the broader issue — the partnership between Smashwords and public libraries — is, I think, even more interesting.

Not exact matches

Using a glacial early Internet connection, from his bed he tapped into the databases of university libraries; through supporters at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, where he had been studying for a master's degree before his accident, he secured interlibrary loans of hard - to - find medical publications.

If the library doesn't own what you're looking for, ask a librarian about Inter-Library Loan.

The Park District asked for the loan to speed up their construction time so that a park facility could be built on the same timeline as the library, which officials have been planning for more than a year.

I would love to win for myself as I do not currently have a carrier just one on loan from the lending library!

While the books in this library are not available for loan, the public is welcome to use the library by appointment at times that are convenient to the theater (for instance, our lobby is small, so the hour before a performance is not the most convenient time to have visitors).

4.2.9 Practice Inter Library Loan (ILL) of articles or components of the Licensed Materials for noncommercial use in compliance with Section 108 of the United States Copyright Law (17 USC 108, «limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives») and clause 3 for the Guidelines for Proviso of Subsection 108 (g)(2) prepared by the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted works.

For a number of years schools have been using biometric technology for a range of activities such as registering pupils» attendance, managing library book loans and cashless cateriFor a number of years schools have been using biometric technology for a range of activities such as registering pupils» attendance, managing library book loans and cashless caterifor a range of activities such as registering pupils» attendance, managing library book loans and cashless catering.

Whereas others, a much greater percentage, have introduced curriculum loaded content iPods into their school libraries for students to loan as they would books.

The Michigan eLibrary provides all Michigan residents with free access to online full - text articles, full - textbooks, digital images, and other valuable research information at any time via the Internet; and provide an easy - to - use interlibrary loan system to allow Michigan residents to borrow books and other library materials for free from participating Michigan libraries.

24 % of school libraries loan out ebook readers; about 50 % of schools have a one - to - one policy, which means that each student has his or her own tablet / device for at least part of a school day.

As eBooks become pricier libraries offer great digital loaning as well as curation management on their online catalogs for physical books.

Gardners also provides an ebook lending model for a number of libraries, under which library members are restricted to one concurrent loan per purchased ebook.

This is a program that has been transpiring for a number of years and basically gives libraries the ability to have access to a free e-book title to loan out an unlimited number of times during a small... [Read more...]

Overdrive is primarily responsible for the digital infrastructure for libraries to loan eBooks, audiobooks and videos to their patrons.

We aren't talking bestseller loans that public libraries would get for a Stephen King.

Libraries can only loan a book out for a year, before they are forced to buy the digital book once more.

We have created a method for Libraries to loan eBooks to each other and are trying a year - long pilot with Springer to refine it: http://occamsreader.org

OverDrive is best known for their digital infrastructure that allows libraries to loan out eBooks to their patrons.

The library saw over 753,000 loans in one calendar year just for trade - fiction, which was a huge jump from 173,000 three years ago.

Starting today, eBooks and audiobooks will both be available for libraries to purchase and loan out to people who have e-readers, tablets or smartphones.

I have talked extensively to the administration of the American Library Association about their efforts to get more favorable e-book pricing and they told me that «The reason why publishers are so hostile to libraries is because the e-Books are loaned out to people who might otherwise be customers, they the publishers need to compensate for those perceived losses.»

Overdrive is one of the largest technology companies that lays down the infrastructure for libraries to loan out digital books.

Libraries will not be charged for any loans on J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

For example, Simon & Schuster doesn't license for e-book lending at all, and HarperCollins just introduced a policy to limit the number of loans per licensed e-book to 26, in an apparent move to mimic the lifespan of a physical book in library circulatiFor example, Simon & Schuster doesn't license for e-book lending at all, and HarperCollins just introduced a policy to limit the number of loans per licensed e-book to 26, in an apparent move to mimic the lifespan of a physical book in library circulatifor e-book lending at all, and HarperCollins just introduced a policy to limit the number of loans per licensed e-book to 26, in an apparent move to mimic the lifespan of a physical book in library circulation.

Our friendly librarian at the Duncan library loaned me your book about self - publishing for one week but, because I am mostly blind, I haven't been able to read much if it.

If UK & Ireland authors haven't signed up for PLR and had books in libraries for loan in the last year, the deadline for applications in 30th June, and you must have registered books on by then!

Just specifically relating to library lending — under PLR (Public Lending Right) in the UK & Ireland (run by the British Library) authors (and collaborators e.g. narrators for audio etc.) are paid for * every * loan of their books (including electronic and audio).

Last week we discussed the new «cost - per - circulation» (CPC) model for public libraries — in which they can make e-books available to patrons and pay the publisher per «loan» instead of paying fixed fees to «acquire» titles as if they were print books (the «pretend it's print» or PIP model).

Effective September 1, 2017, Interlibrary Loans for materials owned by libraries outside of Pennsylvania will not be satisfied.

The Bookseller reports, «Libraries will be able to loan each e-book edition as many times as there is demand, but the license will only last for five years, after which libraries will need to purchase a new editioLibraries will be able to loan each e-book edition as many times as there is demand, but the license will only last for five years, after which libraries will need to purchase a new editiolibraries will need to purchase a new edition.»

I do loan out my kindle occasionally, but would not do that for strangers, even in my own library community.

Only a small number of ebook vendors (actually, Springer is the only one I know of) allow for any sort of ILL, which means that the more our book collections go digital, the less we will be able to loan to other libraries or borrow from other libraries.

But my local library had a well - worn copy ready for loan.

The library saw over 753,000 loans in 2013 just for trade - fiction, which was a huge jump from 173,000 three years ago.

Christopher Platt, the Director of Collection & Circulation Operations mentioned that publishers often choose his library for pilots because of the sheer amount of visibility and internet ebook loans they get.

For similar reasons, the fourth recommendation of this review is that digital copies of books should «deteriorate,» ensuring libraries repurchase after a certain number of loans.

Of course, you can always borrow ANY title in print FOR FREE by requesting it from your local library, usually via Inter-Library Loan.

«The failure to make the payments means that the government and libraries are actually infringing the author's copyright every time they make an ebook loan and authors would be entitled to sue for the losses caused by that infringement.

LIBRARIAN PICKS EACH MONTH, Canadian library staff vote for their favourite upcoming books, via BookNet Canada's Loan Stars readersadvisory program and the Canadian Urban Libraries C...

From time to time it may be necessary for the library to limit loan periods or further limit the number of books or materials for checkout because they are in high demand.

You can loan it out, take it to a used bookstore, give it your grandchildren, throw it in the trash, donate it to the school library, use it for kindling.

It seems the new library will be you — the new Nook reader allows you to «loan» your book to a friend for two weeks!

One thing forgot to mention is with Kindle if you want to get into their «Kindle select» (their lending library where you get royalties when people loan your book out) you do sign an exclusive deal with them but it's only for 90 days with a clear cutoff date when you can re-sign if you want.

* Loan periods for Interlibrary Loan items are determined by the lending library.

Kindles: Amazon has a larger catalog of modern books because amazon has been in the e-book market longer than anyone other.They have 2,00,000 Kindle exclusive e-books with many from the famous authors who publish directly via amazon.There are not many choices to buy e-books for the kindle from other stores or free book sites.The bought books are stored in the cloud.Just keep the local copies of the books.You can also lend a book to a friend once for 14 days.Amazon also has kindle lending library which is currently available only to amazon prime subscribers.Thus via this service borrow books and read without buying.You can also read e-books loaned from the public libraries.Getting the loaded books onto the device is simpler on kindle unlike the nook.The books can easily be downloaded wirelessly via whisper sync service (an AT&T 3G powered connection).

Greg Pronevitz, executive director of the Massachusetts Library System, which last month launched the MA eBook Project, a six - month pilot to investigate new ways for public libraries to loan eBooks.

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.

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