Sentences with phrase «many ebook checkouts»

:) Unfortunately, this book isn't available for ebook checkout, so I'd have to pay actual money (gasp!

From licensing agreements over how many ebook checkouts a single library can use to how to put audio content on patrons» personal devices, the options have been not only limited, they've been somewhat cost prohibitive.

These services operate ebook checkout systems, and make it easy for libraries to purchase ebooks.

So if folks out there are aware of other systems that allow interesting ebook checkouts, share those too!

If there's a book I want to read that I don't want to put down money for up front, I already have a way to address that: the Seattle Public Library and the King County Library System, both of which are very friendly to ebook checkouts.

eBook checkouts have increased to more than one million in 2009, up from 600,000 in 2007, according to OverDrive.

HarperCollins, for instance, limits ebook checkouts to 26, at which point the library (or Overdrive) needs to purchase the product again.

In April 2003, starting with a modest collection of popular materials, Cleveland Public Library opened the first OverDrive «virtual branch» and pioneered ebook checkout.

This growth has resulted in an era when 95 % of public libraries offer ebook checkouts, and 66 % of school libraries offer digital circulation.

More than one million new users signed on to access free eBooks, audiobooks, and more from â $ ˜Virtual Branch» websites last year, resulting in a 200 percent increase in eBook checkouts and a 52 percent increase in audiobook checkouts over 2009.

Some of the popularity of ebook lending libraries that OverDrive has noted for the calendar year 2011 through September 30th include almost triple the number of ebook check - outs over all of 2010, more than two million new users signed up for this year, and a rise in smartphone reading to account for 21 % of all ebook checkouts.

Close in nature to concepts like Amazon Prime, in which members have a pre-determined number of ebook checkouts for one annual membership price, Freading allows libraries to allot patrons virtual tokens that are exchanged for borrowable titles, tokens that are bought with actual money by the library, as opposed to a flat subscription price for using the catalog.

And when your eBook checkout expires, you can check it out again or buy it from the Kindle store.

And library patrons are rapidly adopting ebooks: The New York Public Library had a record - breaking 36,000 ebook checkouts in December, particularly in the week after Christmas.

Not exact matches

If you have recently purchased a capsule wardrobe eBook, you may have noticed that the checkout process is a bit different!

Provide unlimited, simultaneous, access to quality eBooks to every student and teacher without the hassle of checkouts, worn, limited or lost copies, and date content

eBook Lending Platforms — p. 22 by John Novak — For the purposes of this article, the definition of an eBook lending platform is one that contains eBooks from multiple publishers that patrons may browse and checkout.

In fact, 56 of their public library partners have surpassed 1 million digital checkouts (eBooks and audiobooks) year to date in 2017, with 7 more well on their way to meeting this milestone prior to year end (compared to 49 total in 2016).

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,... [Read more...]

Overdrive and Penguin have announced residents of the US or Canada can now checkout eBooks from the library and have them sent directly to a Kindle, without the need of a USB.

Patrons will be able to access to over 10,000 eBooks and residents will be able checkout 600 E-readers, 9 laptops and 40 tablets to read them on.

The company today has just hit a milestone, with 100 million ebook and audiobooks checkouts.

This includes libraries that are disappointed with competitor eBook collections due to low checkouts and fewer features,» said Shannon Lichty, OverDrive's director of partner services.

Almost all libraries have dedicated apps which you can use to browse, checkout and read eBooks, magazines or newspapers you borrow.

Patrons are able to access to over 10,000 eBooks and residents will be able checkout 600 E-readers, 9 laptops and 40 tablets to read them on.

Some offer the ebook at three times the amount the paperback costs, while others impose a 26 checkout limit before you have to buy the ebook again.

And, putting the privacy issues aside for the moment, it could change the answer to the question of whether Kindles can be used to checkout ebooks from «no» to «yes, and with the fewest steps involved.»

This decision comes despite the fact that checking out a downloadable eBook greatly mirrors a checkout of a print copy.

Some pubs will sell their ebooks but only for X number of checkouts.

Libraries can make these ebooks available with no checkouts or returns, and no multi-user limitations.

Test Drive Approved device requirements include compatibility with the library's eBook catalog, direct Wi - Fi checkout and eBook download via an on - board browser or app, and copyright protection (DRM) and lending practices that conform to rules as required by publisher permissions.

Umstead's Ebook of the Week can be found by clicking here at Smashwords, and readers may enter this code to receive their free copy at checkout: HF87Y The author is also giving away several copies of the first book in series, Gabriel's Redemption, to new subscribers to his blog.

This type of interactive interface is especially important for libraries whose patrons are still adjusting to the option to checkout ebooks and MP3 audiobooks, a concept that is still new to so many library users.

Based on activities of top circulating public libraries, eBook, audiobook and digital magazine checkouts are on track to grow 30 - 40 percent for 2016 over the record levels achieved for 2015.

With One - Step Checkout ™ and powerful, filtered search, the Next Generation library websites are optimized for both PC and mobile users, which helped pilot libraries circulate record single - day numbers of eBooks, audiobooks, music and video.

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.

It's a lot different than getting ebooks from libraries where you can only checkout so many at one time, and then they automatically expire after 2 - 3 weeks.

Platforms like OverDrive, 3M, Smashwords, and Bilbary are working diligently to provide digital content for libraries until the publishers» concerns — namely pricing, number of patron checkouts per ebook purchase, and piracy — are addressed.

With the level of DRM necessary for the ebook, it will simply be removed from the device when the checkout period is over.

Hachette Book Group eBooks will follow a one - copy / one - user lending model, and there will be no checkout or term limit for the titles on the OverDrive platform.

February — HarperCollins institutes 26 checkout loan cap and eBooks become the top selling category of all formats.

In this review video we take a look at the Playster App for iOS and checkout their audiobook and ebook catalog.

Overdrive books its billionth checkout (20 March 2018) The Digital Reader Overdrive just announced on their blog that they have loaned a billion ebooks since they first started lending ebooks in 2003.

To receive your free ebook edition of The Killing of an Author, click HERE to view the author's page at XinXii.com and enter the following code at checkout: RCK12XD

The program, launched by N.C. Public Library Directors Association, provides nearly four thousand ebooks, audiobooks, and read - along titles for young students, with more than 300 of the titles available for simultaneous checkout.

I tried to see if I could checkout a library ebook using the web browser, but was thwarted by the fact the add - to - card buttons were missing for some reason.

Google Editions is slated for an August release that offers publishers and authors a platform to sell books directly from their website, having Google host the Book, Checkout process and more, seeking to change the current Ebook distribution methodology.

Denver, CO, January 12, 2017 — ODILO, a global leader in the eBook industry, reports an increased interest in the different lending models they offer, especially with their innovative Pay - per - Use (PpU), also known as pay - per - checkout.

Usually $ 3.99; «Read an Ebook Week» Promotional price: $ 2.99 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/424969 Enter the code prior to completing checkout.

In addition to eBooks, UW has recently added nearly 300 digital audiobooks which are available for checkout to all users via CloudLink.