Sentences with phrase «growing ebook library»

The Kobo desktop app comes in handy for setting up your new Kobo Aura HD, shopping the Kobo eBookstore, reading on your computer, and managing your growing eBook library.

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Individual library data is indicative of strong growth in eBook availability and use Montreal Public Library downloads grew from 9,559 in 2012 to 31,708 in 2013 (+232 %) Quebec City Public Library downloads grew from 27,417 in 2012 to 69,951 in 2013 (+155 %).

While ebook lending has grown fast among US public libraries, the process is not always seamless.

Ebook provider ebrary announced this morning that it has now added the Boston Library Consortium to its growing list of library systems that rely on the company to make publishers» titles available for online reading by its member patrons.

Hopefully, as more major library systems showcase highly successful pilot programs and more publishers adopt the attitude that an ebook really is just a book, lending will continue to grow.

2 min readThe American thirst for eBooks keeps growing, and yet, one of the cornerstones of the American reading scene is still not a big enough player: libraries have yet to offer enough eBooks to accommodate the recent surge in digital reading.

As ebooks grow in popularity, libraries nationwide have faced diminishing access to that content.

We are dedicated to a «world enlightened by reading» by delivering the industry's largest catalog of eBooks, audiobooks and other digital media to a growing network of 38,000 libraries and schools in 70 countries.

In order to meet the growing needs of a more technologically - minded culture, libraries are stepping forward and offering their patrons ebooks, live streaming of audiobooks and video, and more.

Since the public libraries are seeing a spike in ebook borrowing and Amazon's catalog is growing exponentially, it's probably pretty safe to assume that reading consumers are enjoying the ability to borrow digital content from their local libraries and online retailers.

According to an article by Michael Kelley of The Digital Shift, Amazon launched its lending program in early November with only 5,000 titles — paltry compared to a public library's offering of titles through OverDrive, such as the Columbus Public Library's offering of over 17,000 ebooks — but that number quickly grew to over 66,000 by the following month.

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.

The number of libraries now offering eBooks is certainly growing at an exponential rate.

Certainly, many library ebook collections are growing....

I read much more now that I've switched to ebooks and by watching the sales, discounts, etc., I've been able to grow my «books waiting to be read» library likely large enough to last the rest of my life.

Publishers are capitalizing on this growing trend by offering libraries eBooks and audiobooks under simultaneous use or bulk discount plans.

The adoption and use of ebooks in U.S. school libraries has grown steadily over the past four years, slowed mainly by limited access to ereading devices and cost, says a new ebooks report by School Library Journal, sponsored by Follett.

INscribe Digital's industry leading technology provides access to an ever - growing list of retailers, libraries, and eBook subscription services, including over 250 retailers and 20,000 libraries.

And if you're an independent author — without a publishing house to put some marketing wind at your back — it's hard to imagine you not being interested in library patrons» growing fondness for ebooks.

These devices joined a growing list of eReaders that can read the format, and hundreds of libraries and independent bookstores now offer eBooks that aren't restricted to a single device.

New concerns are growing among UK publishers over the fair compensation for their authors when it comes to library lending, specifically of ebooks.

Additionally, library ebook lending grew significantly in the time period, with as many as five percent of respondents stating that they had borrowed an ebook, while 31 % of those in the survey answered that they knew that library patrons were able to borrow ebooks.

With the call to eliminate the ebook after 26 reads it is challenging libraries to allocate a growing part of their budget in order to purchase more ebooks.

Since the acquisition of Sony's ebook library (U.S. & Canadian only) Kobo is likely to continue growing.

As we all know, Amazon is the biggest online book distributor and their library of ebooks is enormous and growing every day!

More then just threatening one bright spot in libraries budgets, this move endangers the growing support for ebooks among librarians who see them as an excellent way to promote literacy, reading and activities and values that bring immense value to book publishers.

With Amazon's ever - growing expansion in retail business, the Kindle product line has received the extra benefit of paving the way to concretize the eBook library.

Ebooks are also popular, and although not all books are available in digital form, the library is growing dramatically.

For the past two years or so, I have been pointing out that while magazine digital edition circulation has been stagnant (or even declining), and eBooks sales have been either falling (if you believe the major publishers) or else growing more slowly (when you take into account Amazon and self - publishing), something else has also been going on: library systems are moving toward digital collections.

In «Integrating and Balancing E & P: Big Picture Issues Made Real,» moderator Michael Santangelo, Electronic Resources Analyst in the Collection Development Department at the Brooklyn Public Library led panelists through a discussion covering several challenges that libraries face as demand for ebooks continues growing, even as collection budgets get cut or remain flat.

The demand for people to read ebooks from their library is big and growing.

Despite growing frustration with the ebook pricing and availability policies of many publishers, U.S. libraries have continued to respond to growing demand from patrons by rapidly expanding their collections of ebooks, according to LJ and SLJs third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries» report, sponsored by Freaebook pricing and availability policies of many publishers, U.S. libraries have continued to respond to growing demand from patrons by rapidly expanding their collections of ebooks, according to LJ and SLJs third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries» report, sponsored by libraries have continued to respond to growing demand from patrons by rapidly expanding their collections of ebooks, according to LJ and SLJs third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries» report, sponsored by FreaEbook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries» report, sponsored by Libraries» report, sponsored by Freading.

Sixty - six percent of schools nationwide offer ebooks, up from 54 percent in 2013, and overall, the figure is steadily growing, according to School Library Journal's fifth annual «Ebook Usage in U.S. School (K — 12) Libraries» report.

Survey respondents said they expected to see their library's ebook circulation grow by 25 percent this fiscal year, compared with 108 percent growth in 2011, 67 percent in 2012, and 39 percent in 2013.

The first stage of our research explored the growing role of ebooks, including their impact on Americans» reading habits and library habits.

Libraries are doing what they can to respond to the growing popularity of ebooks, but budgets remain tight.

Currently, ebooks represent an average of almost 10 percent of academic libraries» acquisitions budget, and respondents expect that share to grow to almost 20 percent by 2017.

The American thirst for eBooks keeps growing, and yet, one of the cornerstones of the American reading scene is still not a big enough player: libraries have yet to offer enough eBooks to accommodate the recent surge in digital reading.

To keep up with rising demand, library spending on ebooks grew at a compound annual growth rate of 38 % for the past four years, from $ 30 million in 2009 — according to a Public Libraries Survey conducted by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-- to more than $ 110 million in 2013 — according to a 2013 estimate from the Primary Research Group's report on library use of ebooks.

These changes will continue as publishers, libraries, and vendors experiment with the growing market of ebooks.

Reduce your shelf space, grow your library's eBook collection, and serve your entire institution with one convenient resource.

Ebooks are the fastest - growing format type at the New York Public Library (NYPL) and at many libraries across the country.

An outstanding value, the growing Academic eBook Collection connects your library to any classroom or online course.

Easy to use and correlated to all major educational standards, the Middle / High School eBook Collection is a perfect fit for any classroom or library and an ideal way to grow your eBook collection.

However, while librarians have long borne the brunt of patron frustration, awareness that several publishers still don't allow libraries to purchase and lend ebooks may be growing.

Although sales of indie ebooks to libraries are much lower than sales through retail, the library ebook market is growing whereas sales through most retailers are flat to down.

John A. Williams, director of digital products for Follett Library Resources, discusses the growing role that ebooks are playing in preK - 12 education as part of a series of Q&A s leading up to «The Digital Shift: Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond,» LJ's third annual ebook summit on Wednesday, Octobebooks are playing in preK - 12 education as part of a series of Q&A s leading up to «The Digital Shift: Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond,» LJ's third annual ebook summit on Wednesday, OctobEbooks and Beyond,» LJ's third annual ebook summit on Wednesday, October 17.

Our entire business is oriented around empowering writers with free ebook publishing services, best practices knowledge, and an ever - growing global distribution network of retail outlets and libraries.

Awareness of ebooks in libraries continues to grow as well (though still not to every librarian's satisfaction): 35 percent of library users now say that they know their library offers ebooks.