One of the things that I have written about before and that has limited my Apple iPad from being the the ultimate ebook reader has been the lack of support
for public library ebooks and those purchased from other ebook stores without dedicated applications, like the Sony eBookstore.
I currently work for a state library and am part of a group evaluating new vendors
for public library ebook services.
Not exact matches
Our industry - leading
library distribution reaches OverDrive (world's largest
library ebook platform serving 20,000 +
libraries), Baker & Taylor Axis 360, Tolino, Gardners (Askews & Holts and Browns Books
for Students), Bibliotheca CloudLibrary (3,000
public libraries) and Odilo (2,100
public libraries in North America, South America and Europe).
«By providing free resources such as downloadable
eBooks and music, WiFi,
public computers, technology classes, materials and lessons
for English - language learners, health fairs and programs
for job seekers,
libraries and librarians are transforming our community each and every day.»
Buffalo & Erie County
Public Libraries have more than 3 million materials available
for borrowing including books,
eBooks, DVDs, music and more.
One great thing about
ebooks is that fact that many
public libraries around the world support
ebook lending
for free.
When you think about checking out
ebooks from
public libraries for free, OverDrive is the first company that comes to mind.
From the OverDrive
ebook section of your
public library, you can choose to view «Additional Titles to Recommend» from the search results page after running a search or from the different lists
for categories and sections.
You can also borrow audiobooks from
public libraries for free with a
library card, much like
ebooks.
For instance, in March 2012, nearly 60 percent of readers browsed — defined as exploring the catalog without a targeted search term —
public library ebook collections to discover new content.
More and more
public library offer up
eBook downloads in the EPUB format, Naturally this is great news
for the EPUB fans, but more importantly it's great
for the general
public at large.
Take
for instance, 76 % of
public libraries surveyed said that
ebooks have brought new users to the
library.
Ingram is a huge aggregator of books,
ebooks, and other content
for the retail market, and today I learned that they're entering the
public library market as well.
As I said in a previous post, once again I'm dependent on
public library borrows
for most of my books, and though they have access to some
eBooks through Overdrive, most of the books I'm looking
for are not among them.
This program will serve a twofold purpose, first in offering
libraries and their patrons even more
ebook content
for lending programs, and second in terms of helping indie authors in the process of getting their books discovered by a larger
public audience.
As
library ebook lending
for both academic and
public institutions continues to make steady progress,
libraries are finally able to «shop» the competition to provide the best user experience
for their patrons, the largest catalogs of bestselling titles, and investigate the available features of different platforms.
This new venture will make it even easier
for patrons to browse the
ebook offerings in their local
public libraries, as well as allow them to continue... [Read more...]
Here are details
for each the three agreements: Odilo is a leading
ebook supplier to over 2,100
public libraries in 43 countries... [Read more...]
An agreement announced today between
ebook distributor and self - publishing platform Smashwords and OverDrive, the largest provider of digital content to
public and school
libraries, is going to give self - published authors one of the few remaining pieces in the publishing puzzle, namely the ability
for libraries to... [Read more...]
3M's
Library System loves to show up at a packed conference and show off something new and innovative
for the world of
library ebook lending, such as at last year's ALA Conference when all the buzz was about the dedicated e-reader designed specifically to be checked out from local
public libraries.
If you are a regular visitor to the New York
Public library to browse their selection of
eBooks, you are in
for a treat.
While the struggle
for a satisfactory condition continues in the world of
ebook lending
for public libraries, some companies are still managing to make progress with digital catalogs.
Three
public library systems in Minnesota, overseeing a total of twenty - five individual
libraries, became the most recent of the eighty
library systems across the country to benefit from 3M Cloud
Library eBook Lending Service's help in utilizing ebook lending for their pat
eBook Lending Service's help in utilizing
ebook lending for their pat
ebook lending
for their patrons.
OverDrive, one of the leading sources of loanable digital content
for public and school
libraries, was represented by Potash, who spoke about the statistics that show
library patrons are more likely to purchase a title after having borrowed the
ebook.
One of the polarizing issues in the U.S.
ebook market right now is the conflict over
public library access to
ebook titles
for lending, but we may be able to take a lesson from Libranda's new partnership with OverDrive to afford access to new and bestselling
ebook titles to
library patrons in Spain.
While their methods will vary on how they choose to improve
ebook lending of their titles, only Simon & Schuster remains the only major US publisher that is not releasing its
ebook titles
for public library lending in any way.
Since the CLA does not have a voice in government, many smaller
libraries banded together on a grassroots level to launch the «Canadian Public Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing»
libraries banded together on a grassroots level to launch the «Canadian
Public Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing»
Libraries for Fair
Ebook Pricing» website.
Essentially, the leadership finally expressed that it was fed up with the current upheaval in
public library ebook lending, with different members of the Big Six publishing houses setting their own rules — from no lending of our new titles, to a book can only be borrowed a specific number of times, to no lending of any of our titles at all — it was chaos
for the
libraries and disappointment
for their patrons.
eBooks for Libraries is a site run by a librarian and sponsored by Library Renewal and the Topeka & Shawnee County
Public Library.
According to a press release on this second installment in the Big Library Read, «Based on the success of the first Big Library Read in May, schools were invited
for the first time to join
public libraries to enjoy the benefits of no - cost, simultaneous access to a popular children's
eBook.
We are staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app
for eBooks and audiobooks from
public libraries and schools.
PublishDrive is a Hungarian company that will publish your
eBook in more than 400 stores including Apple iBooks, Google Play Books, Kindle, Scribd, Barnes & Noble, plus 240k digital
libraries (schools, universities,
public libraries)
for 10 % after net sales.
Meanwhile, please donate money, give your used print books and sponsor the purchase of
ebooks for your local
public libraries so that ALL authors» work becomes available to more readers!
My
public library's
ebook collection runs heavily to bodice - rippers, so this service is worth it
for me, and I like «free» as much as anybody.
Ingram
Library Services, a leading provider of comprehensive services to
public libraries, including access to over 16.5 M titles, has teamed up with ODILO, an internationally recognized leader and provider of technology and digital content
for US
libraries and schools, to expand the collections of multilingual
eBooks and audiobooks
for library patrons.
The main purpose of our new report, «
Ebook Licensing Guide for Public Libraries and Publishers,» resulting from the collaboration between Publishing Perspectives, the leading international book publishing news and opinion magazine; Bookwire, a platform specializing in the worldwide distribution of more than 100,000 ebooks and audiobooks of more than 1.000 publishers from around the world, and Dosdoce.com, a company specializing in the development of digital business models, is to provide professionals in the book world with a broader insight into the numerous opportunities offered by new ebook licensing models and to dissipate any doubts or preconceived ideas in relation to those mo
Ebook Licensing Guide
for Public Libraries and Publishers,» resulting from the collaboration between Publishing Perspectives, the leading international book publishing news and opinion magazine; Bookwire, a platform specializing in the worldwide distribution of more than 100,000
ebooks and audiobooks of more than 1.000 publishers from around the world, and Dosdoce.com, a company specializing in the development of digital business models, is to provide professionals in the book world with a broader insight into the numerous opportunities offered by new
ebook licensing models and to dissipate any doubts or preconceived ideas in relation to those mo
ebook licensing models and to dissipate any doubts or preconceived ideas in relation to those models.
A high - tech update to the traditional Bookmobile, the Digital Bookmobile is
for public libraries and schools to promote their digital collection of
eBooks, audiobooks and streaming video to their communities.
With your Rhode Island
public library card, you can download
ebooks and audiobooks to computers, tablets, eReaders and other mobile devices
for free!
In a special report [pdf] released in July 2010 on
ebooks for public libraries, the Council of State Library Agencies (COSLA) endorsed the exploration of OPDS Catalogs.
In addition, the deal calls
for distribution of Smashwords titles to Askew & Holts Library Services, which provides
eBooks to more than 2,000
public libraries in the UK.
In July 2010, The Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) released a report [pdf] on recommendations
for ebooks in
public libraries.
The «Big 6» publishers are increasingly skittish about providing
ebooks for public libraries to lend.
Pressbooks
Public is an indie author platform that turns public libraries into writing centers for local authors, helping them to format their books for distribution in library collections, and commercial ebook and print - on - demand cha
Public is an indie author platform that turns
public libraries into writing centers for local authors, helping them to format their books for distribution in library collections, and commercial ebook and print - on - demand cha
public libraries into writing centers
for local authors, helping them to format their books
for distribution in
library collections, and commercial
ebook and print - on - demand channels.
Public library use Overdrive
for their
ebook management.
«If selected via Library Journal's SELF - e curation process, the author's
ebooks will become part of a unique discovery platform
for participating
public libraries across the United States that enables patrons to read
ebooks on any device, at any time.
The number of
ebooks borrowed from
public libraries has risen due to the numbers of e-readers and tablets that customers bought
for the holidays.
An agreement announced today between
ebook distributor and self - publishing platform Smashwords and OverDrive, the largest provider of digital content to
public and school
libraries, is going to give self - published authors one of the few remaining pieces in the publishing puzzle, namely the ability
for libraries to stock their work.
When Coates spoke to GoodeReader in February about this lending model, those titles were reported to be coming from all of the Big Six publishers, something that
public libraries have not been able to achieve
for ebook lending.
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.
Some local
public libraries throughout the country have rules barring self - published authors from having speaking or signing engagements inside
for fear of having to open that opportunity to everyone with an
ebook.