Sentences with phrase «if library loans»

However, one upshot of those talks, as LJ reported, was publishers» concerns that if library loans become too «frictionless,» in other words, do not involve a physical trip to the library to borrow and return a book, that it will eat into their sales.

Not exact matches

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

We have had a Kari Me wrap on loan from our local sling library but if I ever have another baby I will definitely be buying my own.

If they don't have them, use your interlibrary loan system to request them from other libraries.

I've included my favourites below, they are linked to Amazon, however, you can check your local library catalogue to see if you can loan them from there as well.

I had loaned my copy of Nourishing Traditions to a friend, so I headed to my library to see if they had it.

KDP Select allows your book to be part of the Kindle Library - if someone loans your book from the library you will share in the monthly «income» from the library - on average this is around $ 1.70 per loan - you however must give Amazon 90 days rights to your book - during this period you can not sell it anywhere else.

Sadly If a library offers this e-book, they can only loan it out 26 times before they have to buy it again.

If Overdrive developed its own cheap reader and allowed libraries to loan the devices out to patrons who did not have an e-reader or tablet, the company could win in more ways than one.

If public libraries are able to loan as many e-books as they want without fair and balanced controls, many commercial aspects of the book trade would be harmed.»

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!

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).

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.

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.

Added February 27: If you don't think publishers will be happy to see ebooks kill public libraries read: HarperCollins Puts 26 Loan Cap on Ebook Circulations

I'll second Doug's advice — if your library doesn't have all the books, you can get them via Inter-Library Loan.

If IMLS is cut, all the state libraries around the country will lose critical funding that supports everything from audio books for the blind to 24/7 homework help for school kids to vital services for veterans and their families to interlibrary loans that makes each local library's collection bigger and more efficient.

If money changes hands on a library loan, that is a transaction, and hence is equivalent in terms of author's standing as a sale.

If no correlation can be shown for unlimited e-book loans, then libraries need to accept that and prepare to innovate to deal with this new reality.

If it costs much less to make an ebook loan, perhaps libraries can afford to — and should — pay more to authors and publishers.

If publishers acknowledge the promotional value of library e-book lending, then they might be willing to accept a statutory license to lend e-books if they can negotiate a per - loan royalty rate in lieu of upfront purchase priceIf publishers acknowledge the promotional value of library e-book lending, then they might be willing to accept a statutory license to lend e-books if they can negotiate a per - loan royalty rate in lieu of upfront purchase priceif they can negotiate a per - loan royalty rate in lieu of upfront purchase prices.

And would you like to do it without forcing libraries to repurchase your digital offering after a restricted loan count as if it has a limited shelf life?

Keep in mind, if you getting an ebook through your library via overdrive or a similar program, that library paid around $ 80 for it, and in some cases thats only for «X» amount of days or loans

Enter the Authors Guild who believes that the authors have not given their publishers the right to enlist their books into this lending library, even if they're getting paid for each loan.

You'll be fine if you can stick to the books available through the Kobo online store, Pinterest (which is integrated into the reader's OS), or loans from local libraries through Kobo's OverDrive service.

If people want books that won't evaporate on the orders of faceless bureaucrats, if they want their libraries to last, or the right to read privately, or if they want the same ability to share or loan books that they enjoy with printed books, they should avoid buying any book that can't be copied or any e-book reader with «remote deletion» featureIf people want books that won't evaporate on the orders of faceless bureaucrats, if they want their libraries to last, or the right to read privately, or if they want the same ability to share or loan books that they enjoy with printed books, they should avoid buying any book that can't be copied or any e-book reader with «remote deletion» featureif they want their libraries to last, or the right to read privately, or if they want the same ability to share or loan books that they enjoy with printed books, they should avoid buying any book that can't be copied or any e-book reader with «remote deletion» featureif they want the same ability to share or loan books that they enjoy with printed books, they should avoid buying any book that can't be copied or any e-book reader with «remote deletion» features.

The «Big 6» publishers are seesawing about how and if and whether they want to let public libraries loan ebooks to patrons.

If you can't find your item in the Virtual Catalog, you can place a request by clicking on request loan or request a copy which will be submitted to libraries all over the country.

Even if a book is popular, libraries will still be paying full retail price to loan it out a maximum of 26 times before having to buy it again (26 loans at 2 weeks apiece.

With physical books, access to books can be impeded by three barriers: archiving (physical books are expensive to preserve); indexing / search (even where catalogues are available online, searching for relevant books on a given topic can be difficult, and many books are not yet indexed); and obtaining books (once you find a book you think you want, you may need to buy it, borrow it or, if you have access to a library with the right relationships, attempt to order it via interlibrary loan).

(If you work in a Canadian library and want to know more about how to participate in Loan Stars, go to the end of this post for more details.)

One thing I like about it (which isn't a feature of the Cybook) is that if I borrow ebooks from my library, there's an indicator that says how many days I have left on the loan.

If you serve 10 years in a public organization — police, fire, government, military, public education, public health, social work, public interest law, or public library — and meet certain income specifications, your loan may forgiven.

If you work at a public library, school library, provide speech therapy, teach early childhood education, offer social work in a public child or family service agency, or work as full - time faculty at a tribal college or university, you also qualify for loan forgiveness.

If you think I am wrong here, go to your local library, and get these books via Interlibrary loan.

If you select a work that is on loan to the Museum, the library may not have much information on it.

If you don't want to purchase these, you surely ought to be able to obtain them via interlibrary loan, if your town library does interlibrary loaIf you don't want to purchase these, you surely ought to be able to obtain them via interlibrary loan, if your town library does interlibrary loaif your town library does interlibrary loan.

It is very rare for a client to be charged for print library materials; the only time this happens in my firm's library is if we have to borrow materials through interlibrary loan or if we are buying a book for a file which is so specific that the book is unlikely to be used again.

Raise your hand if you have ever used the interlibrary loan service of a public or educational institution library.

If you need a book that is not available at your local library, be sure to ask your librarian about interlibrary loans.