Sentences with phrase «library lending»

So I'd say «thanks for the information» and for evidence from an unbiased source that publishers are entirely correct to be wary and careful about making ebooks available for library lending.

The particular issue of library lending of ebooks attracted widely varying responses.

With the importance both companies have placed on digital publishing in the past, it could potentially spur the movement to increase the availability of ebooks for public library lending.

There are several problems with letting libraries lend ebooks, but there are also opportunities that could be a big help to our emerging digital publishing industry.

More chilling is the realization that many rights holders never particularly liked library lending in the first place.

In order for people to be more aware of digital library lending, two things need to happen.

And I have very good news for libraries coming out of these major, major publishers who are running library lending programs right now.

While the subscription models as well as library lending and discovery are sure to have an impact on the way we read in 2014, it remains to be seen to what degree.

On several occasions, we ended up talking about how libraries lend ebooks and how that can affect sales, not unlike the discussions we had with some publishers.

This will allow you to create your own library lending apps or build the functionality into an e-reader or tablet.

With traditional library lending, the library buys a certain number of e-book copies of a particular title.

Unless I really, really like a book and want to read it several times (which rarely happens) I don't care about owning it so library lending works great for me.

I think one thing people tend to forget is that libraries lending out physical copies of books is far different than lending out ebooks.

I wondered then, what would be signs of a true library lending addiction.

This all comes back to the belief that library lending costs publishers in their bottom line.

Still others believe library lending will crush everyone's desire to buy a book.

Many publishers are worried about the effect that unlimited library lending of e-books will have on sales of digital titles and about piracy of digital material.

It should be noted that even among our panel of librarians whose libraries lend out e-books, not all face a huge demand for their electronic titles.

By comparison, many libraries lend e-books now without such limits.

One of the use cases we have to deal with in the publishing world is public library lending.

This is a great interview and we talk about how digital library lending has changed the way people access books and how libraries themselves have adapted to it.

In fact, it's a license for distributing the work in a way very similar to how libraries lend.

Unlike traditional library lending, there are no limits on the number of copies available, and how many people can simultaneously borrow the same title.

Amazon also is planning a new library lending service soon that will allow you to borrow books from a public library.

The American Library Association has weighed in on Penguin's dispute with Amazon's Kindle library lending program, calling on the publisher to restore access to its books to library patrons.

Starting February 10, Penguin, which had recently instituted limitations on library lending for ebooks and audiobooks, will now no longer offer any ebooks or audiobooks through OverDrive.

Like the Kindle, the Nook Tablet supports library lending so you can borrow eBooks from your local public library for free.

Presumably this will also come into play with library lending models, but it's an interesting development to look out for as Baker and Taylor is such a large jobber.

The other big publishers have been less than generous: HarperCollins» e-books «expire» after 26 uses, Hachette and Macmillan only make part of their list available, and others like Penguin and Simon & Schuster don't allow library lending at all.

A complementary specification named «License Status Document» was then specified with the help of the New York Public Library (NYPL); this specification adds dynamic features to Readium LCP, specifically useful for a public library lending use case.

The Kobo Aura ONE features a 7.8 inch HD Carta E Ink touchscreen; 8 GB of on - board memory to hold up to 6,000 eBooks; ComfortLight PRO technology to reduce blue - light exposure and protect eyes for the best nighttime reading experience; built - in, one - touch OverDrive library lending access; and waterproof HZO Protection ™.

The ebook library lending policies of the Big Six publishers garner most of the attention, because public libraries regard access to best - selling titles as a critical service.

txtr has made news recently for its technological support to the 3M cloud - based library lending system which will allow public library patrons to borrow e-books on their own devices and to devices that libraries can loan out to patrons who do not have their own reading - specific device.

With the outing of Apple and the Big Six in E-book Gate and the outcry at overpriced new releases, we'll see more readers going the way of purchasing cheaper e-books and using library lending platforms like OverDrive.

On ebooks and audio Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which is based in Boston, makes ebooks of its front and back list available for library lending through OverDrive and Baker & Taylor.

He said, «In early 2013 we will launch library lending of ebooks.

Penguin titles will now have the same $ 65 limit, even though previously many were offered for library lending at the consumer price with the one - year time limit.

Overdrive is working on a developer solution for e-reader and tablet companies that want to incorporate digital library lending into their devices.

After OverDrive's announcement that Penguin had decided to restore access to older titles for library lending via Kindle, Penguin released a statement that this will only be in effect through the end of the year, unless concerns about unnamed security issues are resolved (see last line)

Overdrive is basically providing a ton of tools over the next six months that will allow most people to write their own apps with library lending functionality built right into it.

The only benefit of Adobe DRM is that it can be used for library lending purposes.

Borrowing eBooks has Never Been Easier: Readers can easily connect to their local public libraries right from their Kobo Aura ONE with built - in, one - touch OverDrive library lending access *.