Wyoming is in the process of combining the e-book collections of their State Library system and the University of Wyoming. This is one of the first times that the central library system has partnered with a major school in order to offer far more digital content than they could ever do as singular entities.The Cloud Library CloudLink service allows users from the UW and … [Read more...] about Wyoming is doing wonderful things with e-books
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Simon & Schuster e-Books now have an optional 2 year term at 50% off for libraries
Simon & Schuster is starting a pilot project where they will allow libraries to buy e-books at a two year term at 50% off. The major publisher has selected over 550 bestselling titles to participate in this program and they want to gauge if libraries are willing to buy e-books and keep them longer, instead of having them expire after one year.Overdrive is spearheading … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster e-Books now have an optional 2 year term at 50% off for libraries
Here is one great way to help your public library
Your local library is publicly funded by the community and government. Â The money they get primarily goes to staff and insuring there are enough print and e-books to be loaned out to everyone. You might not know this, but there is a way to help your local library and buy things at the same time. Amazon Smile is a program that is based in the US and it allows you to buy things … [Read more...] about Here is one great way to help your public library
Hoopla now offers hundreds of Disney eBooks
Hoopla does business with over 800 libraries in the United States and has an extensive catalog of over 300,000 e-books. The company has just signed a deal with the Disney Book Group to bring over 100 titles to its platform.The Disney Book Group is chiefly responsible for publishing novels featuring super popular franchises like Monsters Inc. Frozen, Star Wars, the Little … [Read more...] about Hoopla now offers hundreds of Disney eBooks
Overdrive Announces Feature List for Next Generation Platform
Overdrive is going to be dramatically revising the way their service performs on libraries websites. The platform enables first-time users to get started more easily and connects returning users to their book faster than ever. In addition, Overdrive have built new features that gives more control to libraries, allowing librarians to customize their website menu, featured … [Read more...] about Overdrive Announces Feature List for Next Generation Platform
ProQuest Unveils Access-to-Own Program for Libraries
Proquest has just announced a new program called Access-to-own. The essence of this service is to utilize Demand-Driven Acquisition that will allow libraries to display thousands of e-book titles and only pay when users borrow the e-book.The pilot for Access-to-Own will launch in mid-2016, with 14 publishers already signed on and many more expected to participate: Cambridge … [Read more...] about ProQuest Unveils Access-to-Own Program for Libraries
Can Joe Konrath Save Libraries?
Bestselling author Joe Konrath is mostly known for his Jack Daniels thriller novels or Codename: Chandler. If you follow digital publishing or a self-published author he regularly keeps his blog updated and lambastes everyone from the Authors Guild to Amazon. Konrath is currently developing a stealth project called eBooks are Forever and he is trying to change the way libraries … [Read more...] about Can Joe Konrath Save Libraries?
Amazon should start directly distributing eBooks to libraries
Libraries are at a crossroads when it comes to offering e-books. Major publishers have draconian policies where they sell books to libraries at a 500% markup or impose limitations have 26 checkouts before the library has to buy the book again. In a few short years libraries are spending double or triple the amount on digital and something needs to be done to convince the … [Read more...] about Amazon should start directly distributing eBooks to libraries
New research highlights expanded roles of libraries
A majority of the United States nearly 17,000 public libraries provide programs to help identify health insurance resources and also training to increase familiarity with new technologies, according to a new study from the American Library Association (ALA). This year’s Digital Inclusion Survey caps two decades of research on public libraries and the internet and the expanded … [Read more...] about New research highlights expanded roles of libraries
Bibliotheca Committed to Growing 3M Cloud Library
Last week the Bibliotheca Group announced they have acquired the 3M Cloud Library. Many libraries were wondering how this would affect them and what would change going forward. Today, at the Frannkfurt Book Fair, Bibliotheca outlined their strategy going forward.Important for existing customers and new prospects alike is that the Cloud Library will now become the primary … [Read more...] about Bibliotheca Committed to Growing 3M Cloud Library
Overdrive Expands into 50 Different Countries
OverDrive, the leading supplier of eBooks and audiobooks to libraries and schools, announced that it has expanded into 50 different countries and just added 300,000 digital titles from more than 100 top publishers such as Faber & Faber, Simon & Schuster UK, Penguin Random House Spain, Planeta, Random House Germany, China International Book Trading Corporation, Bookwire, … [Read more...] about Overdrive Expands into 50 Different Countries
Penguin Random House establish unified marketing group for libraries
Penguin Random House has announced that they have created a unified marketing group that will deal with libraries. Company officials said that this move aimed at further strengthening its presence in the adult library market. “We will be ramping up our already extensive outreach efforts to libraries nationwide with our innovative marketing programs, as we align our two adult … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House establish unified marketing group for libraries
Canadian Libraries are fed up with high e-book prices
Last summer the The Toronto Public Library, Canadian Library Council, Ontario Library Association and the Canadian Library Association formed a working group with a singular purpose, to raise public awareness over the high prices libraries pay for e-books.  The gambit has paid off, and many Canadian news organizations and media outlets have written stories on the plight of … [Read more...] about Canadian Libraries are fed up with high e-book prices