There's a reason some public domain books are considered «classics» and some haven't been checked
out of the library since 1929.
Not exact matches
Since we were in a
library, I wanted to get
out of there quickly so we didn't disturb people.
I left this building exactly 60 years ago when I graduated from the USC film school and they had the ceremony
out in front
of the
library, and I haven't been back
since — not to this building.
Even if a title goes
out of print, the ISBN can not be reused
since the title continues to be catalogued by
libraries and traded by used booksellers.
Since Sacrifice Fly came
out last year, I've had a few friends «confess» that they did not buy the book; they took it
out of the
library.
Even though both catalogues have grown dramatically
since 2013, you're still standing
out in a sea
of probably no more than 20 %
of the size
of the current Amazon
library.
Since publishers are so concerned with the «perpetuity
of lending and simultaneity
of availability»
of their ebooks, I have to wonder if
libraries shouldn't just help them
out and hit the STOP button themselves?
At this point in time (
since most e-books can't be resold), e-reader owners miss
out on things like garage sales, rummage sales and
library sales; places where a box
of paperbacks could be picked up for ten bucks.
The company launched some time ago and has rolled
out new features — like Booktrack Studio, which lets readers create these accompanying soundtracks from a
library of some 20,000 different tracks — that have enticed more than 300,000 users to join, and led to the creation
of almost four thousand reader - built ebook soundtracks
since its recent launch.
Since ebooks are checked
out similarly to books (only the number
of copies that the
library owns can be «
out» at a time), I think the publishers have less to worry about than they think.
There has been a lot
of tension about ebook lending
since Big Six publisher Harper Collins limited
libraries to only 26 check -
outs of their titles.
AND,
since my eBooks anyway, most
of them, are CHEAP to begin with, I just have to look at the fact that I made something on the initial offering and that every person who repurposes my eBook will become familiar with my books and seek me
out to catch something new in my
library of offerings.
Prior to 2011, e-book borrowers were able to check
out several formats
of e-books from their local
libraries — including ePub, the free, «universal» e-book standard set by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)
since 2007, used by Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Sony, and Google Books.50 However, e-book borrowers could not check
out books on Amazon's Kindle, the predominant e-reader at the time.51 In 2011, however, Amazon partnered with OverDrive, and in September 2011
library patrons who own Kindles were able to borrow Kindle books from public and school
libraries in the United States.52
The COOL - ER Reader hasn't received a whole lot
of attention
since it first came
out, but this move greatly increases the size
of its online
library.
For me personally, with the variety
of stuff available it'll be a while before I take
out anything from Marvel, especially
since I think almost everything is available in print from my local
library (although obviously many smaller
libraries won't have the catalog depth
of a place like Toronto).
Back when GB came
out the novelty
of having a portable system was enough to justify it, but now it needs a bit more in gaming to get people to think «This is a great addition to my gaming
library», especially
since handheld systems and consoles in general are no longer prodomently played by kids.
Technology does hold some promise
since the print - based law
libraries there tended to be small with
out -
of - date materials.