Sentences with phrase «readers about their borrowing»
We asked those book readers about their borrowing and buying habits.
http://libraries.pewinternet.org/ Not exact matches
Speaking as a reader, I'm not sure yet about paying $ 10 a month to borrow ebooks.
But what about readers who would rather borrow than buy?
About half (48 %) of readers said they had purchased their most recently read book, 24 % said they had borrowed it from a friend or family member, and 14 % said they borrowed it from a library.
Despite OverDrive the industry leader, in spite of OverDrive's massive presence in the publishing industry and the library communities, even despite the fact that absolutely nothing has changed about OverDrive's business model and that no incidents have been reported of any security concerns — the very reason that Penguin cited for removing its new titles — the publisher has opted to not allow readers to borrow Penguin titles from their local libraries.
In the «ABCs of eBook Discovery,» Head of Readers» Advisory for the Darien Public Library Stephanie Anderson sounded a note that would resound throughout the discussion when she said that these days, ebook discovery is more about patrons discovering the fact that their library HAS ebooks, and how to borrow and read them, than it is about discovering particular titles, and «does that count?»
@Terrence: simple logic: - there are 1,1 million subscribers in KU, which means $ 10,98 million - the KU monthly pool was $ 11,5 million in July - you have to take into account Amazon's share and KU operating costs - a book of 200 pages borrowed in KU brings about $ 1.12 to the author: to «spend» her $ 9.99, the reader just have to read nine books in a month.
About one in five people have borrowed an ebook in some way... Those readers are what we call «power readers.»
In our nationally - representative phone survey, the 12 % of e-book readers who borrow e-books from libraries are generally positive about the selection they are offered.