Sentences with phrase «library lending service increased»
Downloads through OverDrive's library lending service increased by 24 % in 2015.
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3M Library Systems, creators of cloud - based ebook lending and a library - specific e-reader device for patron checkout, and OverDrive, the leading provider of ebooks, audio books, and downloads to over 18,000 public libraries, may be competitors in the services they provide, but they are united in the fact that their work is intended to increase the capabilities of public libraries to provide ebook lending services to patrons.
Many libraries offer e-book lending services and have for some time, but the increasing ubiquity of devices means that these services will be even more in demand in the coming year and libraries will be put to the test.
One library director described the sharp increase in demand for e-books in the last few years: «I graduated from library school in 2008 and the was little or no demand for e-books, mainly because the Kindle wasn't compatible with the e-book lending services until very recently and the NOOK didn't come out until 2010.