Sentences with phrase «more ebooks in the library»

LJ's 2012 Book Buying Survey showed a 102 percent jump in ebook circulation, and 74 percent of the ebook patrons in LJ's Patron Profiles report say they want even more ebooks in the library.

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In the membership library, you can download a free eBook that talks more about this.

More and more public library offer up eBook downloads in the EPUB format, Naturally this is great news for the EPUB fans, but more importantly it's great for the general public at laMore and more public library offer up eBook downloads in the EPUB format, Naturally this is great news for the EPUB fans, but more importantly it's great for the general public at lamore public library offer up eBook downloads in the EPUB format, Naturally this is great news for the EPUB fans, but more importantly it's great for the general public at lamore importantly it's great for the general public at large.

Instead of selling ebooks for a one - time cost and allowing libraries to lend these ebooks in perpetuity,... Read more >

OverDrive, a company that works with more than 13,000 libraries worldwide to bring library ebook and audiobooks to portable devices and computers, has updated their BlackBerry app to add support for EPUB library ebooks, just in time for the upcoming release of the BlackBerry PlayBook.

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 2016In 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 2016in 2017, with 7 more well on their way to meeting this milestone prior to year end (compared to 49 total in 2016in 2016).

«In 2013, the library has subscribed to more than 210,000 ebooks.

This program will serve a twofold purpose, first in offering libraries and their patrons even more ebook content for lending programs, and second in terms of helping indie authors in the process of getting their books discovered by a larger public audience.

Essentially, the leadership finally expressed that it was fed up with the current upheaval in public library ebook lending, with different members of the Big... [Read more...]

Ebook distribution platform Smashwords, one of the top retailers for self - published and digitally published works, unveiled a new program today that will make it even easier and more lucrative for libraries to put indie authors» titles in the devices of digital reading patrons.

OverDrive, one of the nation's leading ebook lending platforms that supplies the ebook titles to school and public libraries that offer digital lending services, will once again be bringing its tractor - trailer bookmobile on the road, this time attending this weekend's National Book Festival in Washington,... [Read more...]

This new venture will make it even easier for patrons to browse the ebook offerings in their local public libraries, as well as allow them to continue... [Read more...]

Here are details for each the three agreements: Odilo is a leading ebook supplier to over 2,100 public libraries in 43 countries... [Read more...]

An agreement announced today between ebook distributor and self - publishing platform Smashwords and OverDrive, the largest provider of digital content to public and school libraries, is going to give self - published authors one of the few remaining pieces in the publishing puzzle, namely the ability for libraries to... [Read more...]

The major ones in New York that were selected for the recent ebook trial programs all deal with more than one digital library content delivery method.

She took a moment out of her busy schedule to discuss the evolutionary growth of ebooks in the library, how the discovery of content is a top... [Read more...]

A recent survey from library ebook supplier OverDrive finds that more than 120 million e-books and audiobooks were borrowed from libraries they supply in the first nine months of 2015, representing year - over-year growth of almost 20 %.

In April, ALA President Maureen Sullivan will lead a library delegation to meet with Penguin and other publishers in New York City to discuss ways to make ebook titles more accessible for librarieIn April, ALA President Maureen Sullivan will lead a library delegation to meet with Penguin and other publishers in New York City to discuss ways to make ebook titles more accessible for librariein New York City to discuss ways to make ebook titles more accessible for libraries.

Boopsie, a mobile app developer for libraries, has seen effective growth in US libraries that offer a branded app for their patrons to discover content, conduct research, check out ebooks, and more.

Smashwords joined up with OverDrive to make indie authors» titles available in libraries around the world, and Simon & Schuster provided access to a massive backlist of ebooks to... [Read more...]

PublishDrive is a Hungarian company that will publish your eBook in more than 400 stores including Apple iBooks, Google Play Books, Kindle, Scribd, Barnes & Noble, plus 240k digital libraries (schools, universities, public libraries) for 10 % after net sales.

The main purpose of our new report, «Ebook Licensing Guide for Public Libraries and Publishers,» resulting from the collaboration between Publishing Perspectives, the leading international book publishing news and opinion magazine; Bookwire, a platform specializing in the worldwide distribution of more than 100,000 ebooks and audiobooks of more than 1.000 publishers from around the world, and Dosdoce.com, a company specializing in the development of digital business models, is to provide professionals in the book world with a broader insight into the numerous opportunities offered by new ebook licensing models and to dissipate any doubts or preconceived ideas in relation to those moEbook Licensing Guide for Public Libraries and Publishers,» resulting from the collaboration between Publishing Perspectives, the leading international book publishing news and opinion magazine; Bookwire, a platform specializing in the worldwide distribution of more than 100,000 ebooks and audiobooks of more than 1.000 publishers from around the world, and Dosdoce.com, a company specializing in the development of digital business models, is to provide professionals in the book world with a broader insight into the numerous opportunities offered by new ebook licensing models and to dissipate any doubts or preconceived ideas in relation to those moebook licensing models and to dissipate any doubts or preconceived ideas in relation to those models.

Amazon gets the library borrowers out of the library site and onto the Amazon site in order to try to sell them more ebooks.

Considered a digital library with more than 38,000 free ebooks individually digitized by volunteers, this site offers cultural works and literary classics in plain text, HTML and PDF formats.

In addition, the deal calls for distribution of Smashwords titles to Askew & Holts Library Services, which provides eBooks to more than 2,000 public libraries in the UIn addition, the deal calls for distribution of Smashwords titles to Askew & Holts Library Services, which provides eBooks to more than 2,000 public libraries in the Uin the UK.

Barbara elegantly collapses into one sentence the last several years of the ebook wars and, even more importantly, identifies all stakeholders in the reading ecology: not just publishers and libraries, but authors and readers.

«Every year in the past few years the borrowing of ebooks has more than doubled,» said Christina de Castell, director, resources and technology for the library.

In order to meet the growing needs of a more technologically - minded culture, libraries are stepping forward and offering their patrons ebooks, live streaming of audiobooks and video, and more.

Libraries are an emerging battleground in the ebook market and it is time to place more focus on them.

One article that details the borrowing of ebooks for the Siouxland Libraries in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, reported that more ebooks were borrowed in the month of December — over 4,600 — than in the entire 2010 calendar year, and that ebook borrowing for that library increased by 657 % over last year.

Libraries have access to OverDrive's catalog of nearly 2 million titles in audiobook, eBook, music and video formats from more than 2,000 suppliers, spanning nearly every genre.

In the same survey, 38 % of students from other countries did not know that their local libraries loaned ebooks, compared with only six percent in the UK, lending a lot of weight to Sayar's assessment that UK students just may be more familiar with where and how to access digital titleIn the same survey, 38 % of students from other countries did not know that their local libraries loaned ebooks, compared with only six percent in the UK, lending a lot of weight to Sayar's assessment that UK students just may be more familiar with where and how to access digital titlein the UK, lending a lot of weight to Sayar's assessment that UK students just may be more familiar with where and how to access digital titles.

In the meantime, OverDrive introduced its WIN platform that works to make ebook lending even more beneficial for libraries, publishers, and patrons.

In light of the need to reduce staff and cut operating hours, ebook lending becomes more vital than ever, especially under systems that allow patrons to browse for ebooks via the library websites and borrow them directly through the online portal for web - based or device agnostic reading.

These changes, both in the virtual world such as an eBook library, and now in the physical world with a wider and wider assortment of home CAD and CAM with more and more flexibility in terms of materials and the size of the objects manufactured, signal a huge change that the world is barely able to conceive in its mind but which is happening in an ever widening set of circles as exemplified by MIT's FABLABs, and other more commercial examples of similar products, and product production arrays.

ReadersFirst has advocated for a better experience for library users in accessing all of a library's offerings, including physical materials, eBooks and digital audiobooks, databases, programs, and more.

Margaret Harrison [00:02:07] Oh thanks, well so, yeah, I've worked my whole career in publishing and I started out on the ebook side working for OverDrive, a major distributor of ebooks at public libraries, and focusing on ebooks, so much of it is about the metadata, not just getting books into channels but also making sure those books, as Justine said, can be discoverable, can be found, and so I started spending a lot more of my time on metadata, and I'm a curious person so I got to know a lot and here I am

In short, I'd recommend you go with Amazon Prime if you'd see yourself using two or more of its features — one - day shipping, Kindle eBook library, Amazon Instant Video — regularly.

You can now open the application on your phone, but in order to get your custom ebook into the eReader library you need to do a few more things.

We don't usually mention particular vendors on our site (outside of our guide to library eBook vendors), but RF would like to thank OverDrive for being responsive and taking another small step in making thier sitre more library user friendly and in accord with RF principles.

I would love nothing more than to be able to have a device that could hold all of their books in the way that our ebook readers have meant that hubby and I can carry a library in our pockets.

Today, Editor in Chief Michael Kozlowski and Senior Editor Mercy Pilkington talk for an hour about the Digital Book World Conference that transpired this week and discuss the business model of eBook Subscription websites, how Libraries are acting as retail... [Read more...]

«We have been sharing our love of books in South Africa for more than four years now, and will ensure Exclusive Books» eBook customers are able to continue enjoying, as well as expand, their digital libraries.»

But what we have to demonstrate is that the patrons want more diversity of titles in their libraries, more ebooks, and that includes more indie titles.

She speaks about the rise in self - publishing and how Smashwords is making indie titles more accessible to libraries, eBook subscription sites and Overdrive.

«On behalf of public libraries across the country, we're speaking out on this important issue in the hope it will lead to more access to e-book content for all Canadians,» said Pilar Martinez, Chair of the Canadian Library Association's Ebook Task Force and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Edmonton Public Library.

The 2016 study updates previous editions with year - over-year trends in ebook conversion, digital revenue streams, preferred devices, digital audiobooks, pricing models for libraries, and more.

A much more efficient and responsive public library, circulating much of its most popular material digitally to patrons with ebook readers via networks, is certainly among the promises many saw in ebooks.

ALA highlighted the valuable role of libraries in the publishing and reading ecosystems and thus why more flexible and favorable terms for library ebook lending are in everyone's best interest.

Our hope is that by making ebooks both affordable and sustainable, then libraries in response will automatically purchase more copies.