Not exact matches
As it stands, the vast
majority — or 90 per cent —
of publishers are indeed publishing ebooks, while about 19 per cent have made their entire
libraries available in
digital format.
Overdrive is the largest
digital content provider for the vast
majority of US
libraries.
But with survey data from as recently as 2012 indicating that the
majority of library patrons in the US didn't even know their public
libraries could lend ebooks, despite the current numbers that 90 %
of American
libraries offer
digital lending, there's an obvious disconnect between the services offered and patron adoption.
Close to 90 %
of libraries offer basic
digital literacy training, and a significant
majority support training related to new technology devices (62 %), safe online practices (57 %) and social media use (56 %);
An overwhelming
majority of schools and administrators indicate a desire to build
digital libraries rather than experiment with book rental and subscription models, but the market is still in its early stages.
This is the same organization that powers the vast
majority of libraries digital catalogs.
While some may be buying books they lack the motivation to actually read, I'd guess that the
majority of unopened ebooks are owned by avid readers that are actively building a
digital library.
The vast
majority of libraries in North America have an e-book collection and 95 %
of them source their
digital content from Overdrive.
Overdrive is the largest company operating in the
digital library space the vast
majority of branches do business with them.
The
majority of modern authors ignore the local
libraries as we are living in a
digital age.
Only the Kindle DX supports PDF files, he noted, pointing out that users can borrows books from public
libraries with
digital lending programs, but the vast
majority of those
libraries support both e.pub and.
Although the vast
majority of ebooks in aggregator - supported eCollections are populated with new titles, an old perception persists that new titles are embargoed or significantly delayed from
digital availability and eCollections, leading some librarians to question whether mass purchasing requires
libraries to pay for the titles they don't want in order to get the ones they do want.
Note: the great
majority of local bookstore or
library is unlikely to host a
digital book signing.
Despite severe budget constraints, the number
of school
libraries offering ebooks is on the rise - and a
majority of media specialists plan to add
digital books to their collections over the next two years, says a new study by School Library Journal and Library Journal.