Not exact matches
Authors whose
ebooks are not featured by Library Journal can still opt to include their book in their regional collection
with other
local authors.
When library patrons think of
ebook lending, they might be familiar
with the powers behind the books,
with names like OverDrive or 3M distributing content to their
local libraries.
Through our partnership
with Bookmate,
local readers can now enjoy unlimited access to Bookmate's vast collection of
ebooks through its comprehensive association
with leading publishers.»
If you borrow an audiobook or
eBook from your
local library, chances are you are dealing
with Overdrive.
Publishing for Authentic Audiences: Creating
with a Purpose Learn how to publish Book Creator
ebooks for
local and global audiences.
Encourage your
local library to sign on
with one of the many leading
ebook aggregation services, such as Baker & Taylor Axis 360, 3M's Cloud Library, or Overdrive.
For avid readers who can't find the time to visit their
local library or struggle to carry giant tomes of awesomeness around
with them,
eBooks have become a convenient way to consume books.
Although I did not see any advertisements at my
local location, the full details online adds that most non-Members now get 10 % off books, although discounted books are excluded along
with hardcover bestsellers and
eBooks.
eSentral commenced a pioneering project
with Sabah State Library to serve
ebooks for remote lending focusing on
local ebooks.
(Part of Worldreader's work is to partner
with local African - language publishers to convert their titles to
ebooks.)
That's why we offer
eBooks in 68 languages and stock our eBookstores
with local authors and bestsellers.
I long for the day when
local Book Design Awards include true digital books, not just
ebooks, or «enhanced»
ebooks, or god forbid, fixed layout
ebooks, but books that start
with flow and ebb, that use the liquidity that digital provides.
The
ebooks being borrowed by Amazon customers aren't the same ePUB files being licensed to libraries via Overdrive, they're Amazon's files that they're allowing their customers to access via a marketing partnership
with local libraries.
You also have the ability to get
ebooks with your
local library which is a solid way to get free content.
This gives people incentive
with coupons for deals and free
ebooks to go out to the
local Chapters / Boarders store and purchase a new Kobo E-Reader.
Set up your Kobo account through our link, download your next great read instantly from a choice of over 3 million
ebook titles — including best sellers, hidden gems, Indie picks and personalized recommendations — from the Kobo website and continue to support your
local H&H
with every purchase.»
Some
local public libraries throughout the country have rules barring self - published authors from having speaking or signing engagements inside for fear of having to open that opportunity to everyone
with an
ebook.
Flipkart, newshunt and rockstand are some of the
local ebook vendors but they behave more like scribd, you can only read the
ebooks through the app, no freedom to download your
ebook anywhere, one of the main reason I went
with Kobo and not Amazon.
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 titles.
A
local initiative developed by library and educational book supplier Wheelers launches a trial next month of its homegrown
ebook lending service
with Tauranga and Hamilton library districts.
I've got an iPad full of a gazillion - affordably - priced -
ebooks I purchased and haven't read yet; a house full of hundreds of print books I've yet to read; an ongoing addiction to big, old, dusty secondhand bookstores; and I belong to two big
local library system
with excellent print and
ebook selections / services.
Over 300,000
ebooks will be available to purchase,
with a heavy emphasis on domestic bestsellers and
local authors.
Txtr operates its eReading platform
with apps and
local eBook catalogues via digital distribution and carries out invoicing in
local currencies in numerous countries around the world.
Kobo powers
eBooks and eReaders for
local bookstores NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2012 / CNW / - Kobo, a leader in eReading
with over 10 million registered...
We have launched an
eBook Lending Site, an App Store, a Cloud
eBook Storage Locker, and purchased a
local company to provide schools and the general public
with e-readers.
A single online catalog or access point, integrated
with existing ILS and content aggregators» platforms, providing a responsive end - user portal to easily browse, check - out, and enjoy
eBooks, eAudiobooks, music, video, and
local content.
Ookbee, from Thailand, has 88 % of the Thai
ebook market, but has only 6,000 titles (all in the
local language), and 2.5 million users
with almost 4,000 being added every day.
Learn how to borrow
ebooks and audiobooks from your
local library for free,
with Overdrive's new Libby app for iOS, Android & Windows.
In the past we have put this into action
with the likes of Sony's
ebook Readers, meaning you can head onto your
local library website, sign in
with your membership details and borrow their
ebooks.
The first phase of this new
ebook program will take place in June beginning
with 230 schools participating in the Commonwealth's «Empowering
Local Schools» initiative.
In addition, the company is working
with some of the best
local booksellers in Australia, including Booktopia and Dymocks, who are selling
eBooks today,
with QBD The Bookshop and The Co-op Bookshop coming soon.
«Normally when we enter a new market, we start off
with the
local publishers, small presses and top publishers that market
ebooks in that country.
More libraries may start to do business
with Overdrive if people not in a digital market could petition their
local outlet to start carrying
ebooks.
(The
local Barnes and Noble currently hands out a cheat - sheet
with every Nook they sell that gives new Nook owners the handy - dandy instructions on how to borrow
ebooks from the library and read them on their new Nook.
This new addition to search shows a list of
local libraries
with the
ebook available for lending, and you have the option to edit location to check the availability at libraries near you.
Would you rather have 20,000
ebook sales on Amazon,
with no shot at bookstore placements or the New York Times bestseller list — or would you rather have only 5,000 of your print books scattered through
local Barnes & Noble and other retail outlets around the country?
Vodafone — the accused - but - never - admitted cause of the hold - up — will be the mobile carrier, providing
local 3G support for Amazon's Whispernet system by which Kindle books can be delivered wirelessly over the cellular network
with the communications cost built into the price of the
ebook.
Consider using your author platform to promote your
local library's
eBook lending policy and make friends
with your
local library ahead of time.
It is a FREE application so it can't hurt to try it out and you may just discover that you can replace all the various ereader applications on your iPad,
with the exception of the Amazon Kindle app, while also now having the capability to check out free
ebooks from your
local public library.
With BitLit's smartphone app, customers could purchase the book from a
local bookstore and almost immediately get the
ebook through BitLit.
Mexico's arts and culture council (Conaculta) has launched librosmexico.mx, a print and
ebook platform to provide buyers
with access to tomes from diverse
local publishers and in a variety of genres, as well as free downloads of historical documents.
Plus, I have
ebooks in multiple formats and (sigh) some
with DRM (yeah, blech), so as a practical matter, it's plain simpler to keep everything on a
local disk and backed up
with all my other data.
CLEVELAND, OH — January 5, 2016 — 2015 was a banner year for libraries
with record numbers of readers turning to their
local library to borrow and download popular
eBooks and audiobooks.
The company offers
local and corporate libraries
eBook services, as well as digital magazines and newspapers through its partnership
with Barnes & Noble's NOOK platform
With your book listed on Google Books (print) and the Google eBookstore (
ebooks), someone can walk into a
local bookstore (if the store is also a member of the Google Books Partner Program) and place an order for that book, and the store gets some credit.
The rest is spread very unevenly as follows: 25 % in second - hand and car - boot sale locations (Ravenbooks features here and I suspect in 2010 will feature even more) which is made up almost exclusively of out of print and pre-2000 books, the last 5 % or so gets spent fairly randomly everywhere from good independents, to
local shops
with self published titles and random online direct purchases and
ebooks (I'm still primary print and suspect I will always be so, despite a belief and passion for digital text).
The best way we publishers can support
local indie bookshops and keep
ebooks (and print books, actually) available on a widespread basis is to become a member of the Google Books Partner Program and publish our books there (as well as
with all the major
ebook retailers).
Kobo is partners
with Bol.com, and together they offer over 30,000 Dutch
ebooks, giving them a decided edge over Amazon for
local content, but Amazon's overall library including other languages is larger.
No one wants to see the demise of the
local bookshop even those who have eagerly engaged
with ebooks.
Sony's new reader has an enhanced E-Ink touch screen
with multi-touch support, 2 GB of built - in memory and an option to borrow
eBooks from
local public libraries via Wi - Fi.