And OverDrive is making it even easier to access
library content through its newest application, Libby.
OverDrive «s CEO Steve Potash was on hand at this year's Digital Book World conference and took a few minutes to talk to Good e-Reader about the buzz surrounding ePub this year and about their recent release of data concerning the massive growth of users connecting to
library content through the OverDrive catalog.
Not exact matches
Robbins's team went
through the Rootstrap process, and also subsequently worked with the programmers at Neon Roots to develop an extensive
content -
library app called Breakthrough University.
The original requirement was for an app that would serve as a
library through which to access
content.
Smart
content curation will allow for workplaces to sift
through these options, creating customized learning paths and resource
libraries.
As your new hires flow
through the onboarding steps, they can immediately access learning
content without waiting for a trainer to visit or wading
through libraries of PDFs.
Responsibilities include: • Create and develop various products including our curated digital publications (Spotlights), e-books, quizzes, and topical emails • Create email blasts delivering our
content to our audience • Build audience segments for targeted promotions and propose new methods of audience outreach • Promote our products
through social media and newsletter campaigns • Assist with collection and reporting of lead generation and revenue data to help inform future promotional campaigns • Conduct research on various aspects of the digital publishing and education media worlds to help determine future strategic focuses • Help with optimizing campaigns around testing and search engine optimization • Assist with fulfillment of book distribution partnership agreements with digital
libraries
As a solution, we developed a scalable
content conversion process
through our Vector Solution's RedVector GO App, wherein we modernized our course
library of over 5,000 accredited courses — without completely recreating them — to meet microlearning and mobile - learning demands.
The objective, then, was to sift
through a course
library and determine the most important skills learners would need and the courses that would deliver that
content in an easily transferable format.
We also provide remediation and intervention
through our IDEAL learning
library, which houses more than 3,000 learning objects in all
content areas.
Digital newspapers and magazines have also grown in popularity, possibly in relation to the unreliable options flooding social media; OverDrive reported on its growth of digital
content yesterday, citing the convenience of access to news
through public
library portals as a chief patron service.
Digital
content provider OverDrive made a monumental announcement today in saying that Macmillan has made its entire ebook catalog available for the first time for lending
through OverDrive's school
library partners.
As digital
library lending continues to take root in public and school
libraries, digital
content solutions provider OverDrive has seen tremendous forward growth in the number of patron checkouts
through libraries.
Even more beneficial to
libraries, patrons, and rights holders, the company also works in retailing digital
content, allowing patrons to purchase titles from names like comic and graphic novel platform Comics Plus and CoverCake, an analytics tool that helps drive vertical engagement
through its in - app book discovery tool.
The decision to review — and, thus, to recommend for
library purchase — is based on both literary quality and
content suitable to the interests and needs of children and young adults from preschool
through high school.
Through an enhanced integration with EBSCO Information Services, libraries have access to a greater range of e-book content and collection development options through the OASIS pl
Through an enhanced integration with EBSCO Information Services,
libraries have access to a greater range of e-book
content and collection development options
through the OASIS pl
through the OASIS platform.
«We sell e-book
content through numerous channels to give our
library customers purchasing flexibility,» said Ken Breen, Vice President Product Management, EBSCO eBooks.
Libraries that use the OASIS platform can search and purchase EBL e-book
content through the platform.
Through the company's comprehensive services,
libraries can find all the materials they need from Ingram, whether print, digital, print - on - demand or hard - to - find
content from one company, easing the burden of collection development, acquisition and payment.
In the Barnes & Noble book widget on device's home screen, you have a smallish
content library that you can page
through four items at a time.
Two years after «standing up» to Amazon by handing Apple instant market share in the ebook space, and jumping
through hoops to supply every other harebrained ebook startup with shoddily formatted
content, with nary a thought given to device interoperability nor optimal user experiences, and in the wake of the # 2 domestic book retailer finally going bankrupt,
libraries have seemingly become the one kid on the playground publishers think they can bully into submission.
Participating organizations can enjoy simultaneous checkouts, and can also experience the added benefit of helping the
library continue to be a relevant source of information; rather conducting internet searches for information,
library patrons can access World Book's
content through their
libraries via the internet.
The Kobo app also enables users to shop for eBooks
through the integrated Kobo eBook Store and download
content to their desktop to easily build and manage their
library.
Blackwell's will integrate with CourseSmarts extensive
library of
content to offer its customers a wide range of etextbooks and resources
through its website and physical stores.
He added that «Ingram is excited about our collaborative work with Trajectory to be providing comics and graphic novel
content to the
library market
through our leading MyiLibrary e-book platform.»
Although the
library catalog itself is not the platform for digital checkouts at this time (catalog search is also available
through the app, but checkout of digital
content is not available
through that interface), the single search and checkout for digital
content is certainly a step forward and one for which Queens
Library is to be commended.
(14) all ebook
content offered to the public is made available for discovery
through the
library including
content not yet purchased by the
library.
According to B&T, digital
content ordered
through Axis 360 is activated in the
library's collection immediately after the order is placed.
One aspect that has made OverDrive so popular with both public
libraries and educational institutions is their vast compatibility with a wide variety of devices, driven
through the Windows, iOS, and Android platforms to distribute ebooks, videos, music, and audio downloadable
content.
These publisher partnerships help ensure that the rights holders are duly compensated
through the lending program while still offering
content that
libraries can feel confident investing in for their readers.
The list of ebrary titles includes over 750,000 ebooks
through Academic Complete as well as
content uploaded by member
libraries.
Most of the borrowing of
library books is done
through Overdrive, which is one of the most popular
content delivery networks.
Getting a few indie titles
through Overdrive, Smashwords, or 3M, or being stuck with Adobe
Content Server, is so much unlike the way libraries have always bought content that it's hard to even draw a comp
Content Server, is so much unlike the way
libraries have always bought
content that it's hard to even draw a comp
content that it's hard to even draw a comparison.
Given Rakuten's presence as an online retailer, should we expect a new emphasis on selling
content through libraries, such as the «buy it now» requirement that Simon & Schuster tried to impose that was subsequently rolled back?
They distribute their
content to
libraries through Recorded Books, who is their main partner.
Nashville, TN — Ingram
Content Group Inc., today announced it continues to grow the range of titles available through its MyiLibrary ® e-book platform for academic and public libraries worldwide with the addition of content from leaders in the publishing in
Content Group Inc., today announced it continues to grow the range of titles available
through its MyiLibrary ® e-book platform for academic and public
libraries worldwide with the addition of
content from leaders in the publishing in
content from leaders in the publishing industry.
The addition of MyiLibrary
content to eResource Central will strengthen the breadth of
content available
through eResource Central and substantially increase the number of digital titles that
libraries and their patrons can discover and borrow.
«We are pleased that
through our work with a leading
content provider like Ingram, more
content will be available for thousands of
libraries and
library users worldwide to enjoy,» said Bill Davison, Chief Executive Officer, SirsiDynix.
Nashville, TN — Ingram
Content Group Inc., today announced the expansion of titles available to libraries and their patrons through its MyiLibrary ® e-book platform, offered through Ingram's Coutts Information Services Inc., with the addition of a wide range of bestselling content from leading publ
Content Group Inc., today announced the expansion of titles available to
libraries and their patrons
through its MyiLibrary ® e-book platform, offered
through Ingram's Coutts Information Services Inc., with the addition of a wide range of bestselling
content from leading publ
content from leading publishers.
«We are getting from authors a non-exclusive
library - market - only license to distribute the
content»
through this curation.
This would speak to the larger need to ensure that publishers»
content is available
through library apps, all - you - can - eat subscription apps, and more.
When you have the application installed on your computer and an internet connection, you can use the Kobo Desktop Application to shop for eBooks
through the integrated Kobo eBook Store with over 2.2 million ebooks and download
content to their desktop to easily build and manage their
library.
Unlike heavier platforms that can really only provide value to consumers
through deals with
libraries or other businesses that wish to offer
content, Magzter GOLD is built and priced with the individual subscriber in mind.
We easily highlighted and launched the Music and Video apps, flipped
through our
library, and played
content without laying a finger on the tablet.
Vice President of Kindle
Content, Russ Grandinetti, touched on the proven marketing potential of offering free e-books
through the Kindle
library.
The BLU Manga yaoi will be available for purchase
through eManga's online manga service, emanga.com, which streams
content through an Adobe Flash player, allowing readers to access their
library wherever they have an internet connection.
Navigate to the part of your
library's home page where you can download electronic
content through the OverDrive Media Console.
If your
library does, you can use the OverDrive Media Console app to download digital
content directly to your device over a Wi - Fi connection, or you can use the OverDrive Media Console desktop client to download the
content and then sync it with your device
through iTunes.
Through advocacy and hosting of workshops or how - to lectures,
libraries can empower their community to become
content creators, and thanks to the
library's primary function as an archive, the self - published author can find an immediate home for their work.
Here's KDP Select in a nutshell, stolen from a post by CJ Lyons at Jane Friedman's site: «In exchange for giving Amazon exclusive use of a piece of digital
content for 90 days, you receive five days (any five you choose) to make your digital
content available for free, and you also get paid for any of your e-books that are lent
through the Amazon Prime
library.»