Sentences with phrase «traditional library lending»

With traditional library lending, the library buys a certain number of e-book copies of a particular title.

Unlike traditional library lending, there are no limits on the number of copies available or how many people can simultaneously borrow the same title.

With traditional library lending, the library buys a certain number of eBook copies of a particular title.

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I agree that the model they have with services like Overdrive is somewhat problematic, more of a lease than ownership, and I agree that traditional publishers have been unreasonable here, but e-book lending is an extremely high growth, high use area for my library system.

If public libraries don't do something to play catchup in this game (perhaps through a comprehensive lending agreement with traditional publishers), they are going to be sidelined — a great tragedy for American society.

We've described a number of times at GigaOM how Amazon (s amzn) is disrupting the traditional book - publishing business, both by allowing authors to self - publish and do an end - run around the traditional industry, and by signing writers to its own imprint — as well as starting its own e-book lending library and other ventures.

Library e-book lending has several advantages — and several disadvantages — over borrowing a book from a traditional library.

I agree that Amazon's new lending library isn't going to be much of a threat to traditional libraries.

We still haven't had a major breakthrough in the standoff between the Bigs in traditional publishing and ebook - starved lending libraries.

From traditional welcome snacks to a lending library of books and board games, The Surfjack goes out of its way to make you feel at home.