The entire saga of lawsuits against Google's Book Scanning project may be over, in the near future. It stemmed from the Authors Guild filing a class action lawsuit against Google and many Universities that offered the books that were scanned. Today there is big news surrounding this court case.U.S. District Judge Harold Baer of New York dismissed an infringement lawsuit … [Read more...] about Authors Guild Lawsuit Against Universities is Thrown Out of Court
Digital Library News
3M Adopts Support for the ReadersFirst Initiative
It is not only a tagline to add separation between Overdrive and other companies facilitating digital ebook lending through libraries, but a movement. ReadersFirst is a coalition of of many different institutions, such as the New York Public Library, Toronto Public Library, Bibliotheque de Montreal, and many others.According to the ReadersFirst website, libraries have a … [Read more...] about 3M Adopts Support for the ReadersFirst Initiative
OverDrive Furthers Educational Reach with New General Manager
OverDrive, which powers ebook lending for over 19,000 customer libraries, announced today that it is broadening its educational library focus with the addition of a General Manager of Education and Chief Sales Officer position over K-12 libraries.Don Fabricant, an educational industry veteran with experience at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Eduventures, and Thomson Learning, … [Read more...] about OverDrive Furthers Educational Reach with New General Manager
Why Libraries Need to Adopt a Paid Membership Program for Country Wide Access to eBooks
Many libraries in the USA, Canada, UK, and Australia allow patrons to borrow digital ebooks. This is accomplished by the libraries making arrangements with Overdrive or 3M to facilitate the lending process and who provide the digital content. In order to borrow ebooks from the library, you need a valid library card and a four digit pin code. Not all libraries lend out digital … [Read more...] about Why Libraries Need to Adopt a Paid Membership Program for Country Wide Access to eBooks
3M Cloud Library App Hits the Nook Android Store
3M has followed Overdrive's lead with offering a new app for the Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet, Color, and HD tablets. This program will allow you browse your library's selection of digital books and download them right to your device. It also has the ability to let you read the ebooks right on the app, giving users an easier way to manage the entire process."The 3M Cloud … [Read more...] about 3M Cloud Library App Hits the Nook Android Store
Exclusive: New Platform Allows Authors to Write, Publish from Libraries
Last week, GoodeReader reported on some concerns from librarians and patrons surrounding the surge in ebook lending from libraries, including a UK initiative to potentially make ebook lending a government mandate. The concerns raised by some parties are that the ease of ebook borrowing to handheld devices will have a dramatic impact on libraries, specifically in a massive … [Read more...] about Exclusive: New Platform Allows Authors to Write, Publish from Libraries
ebrary Partners with YBP, Boston Library Consortium
Ebook provider ebrary announced this morning that it has now added the Boston Library Consortium to its growing list of library systems that rely on the company to make publishers’ titles available for online reading by its member patrons. YBP Library Services, a division of Baker & Taylor, is also helping in this partnership.“Demand-driven acquisition at the consortium … [Read more...] about ebrary Partners with YBP, Boston Library Consortium
Penguin eBooks Hitting New York Libraries This Month via 3M
The 3M Cloud Library Lending service is bringing Penguin ebooks back to select public libraries. The New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library are participating in a pilot project to see if it is a viable long-term business strategy to participate.“The 3M team is excited to be connecting New York and Brooklyn Public Library patrons with digital content from … [Read more...] about Penguin eBooks Hitting New York Libraries This Month via 3M
ALA, AAP Meet to Address eBook Lending Challenges
Cross words were exchanged when each entity sent the other its scathing stance on the state of ebook lending, but that didn’t prevent the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers from going forward with a planned meeting to discuss the issue.“Librarians understand that publishing is not just another industry. It has special and important … [Read more...] about ALA, AAP Meet to Address eBook Lending Challenges
UK Looks to Mandate eBook Lending
In July of this year, GoodeReader reported on a special task force that had been appointed in the UK to oversee the adoption of ebooks for library lending. The summer initiative worked well for the libraries, with about 70% of UK libraries offering some form of ebook lending, even if the catalog of titles is sadly limited.Now, the government is looking into mandated ebook … [Read more...] about UK Looks to Mandate eBook Lending
Overdrive Now Available on the Nook Tablet
Barnes and Noble has officially rolled out its first app to allow people to borrow ebooks from the public library. Hitting the app store today for all Barnes and Noble tablets is the brand new Overdrive app! This free download will allow customers to borrow ebooks and audiobooks from the public library.Over a year ago Barnes and Noble limited the ability to load in your own … [Read more...] about Overdrive Now Available on the Nook Tablet
Macmillan Announces New eBook Lending Model for Libraries
Macmillan has announced a new pilot project that will see a limited number of ebooks distributed to libraries. There are no firm details on how the distribution will work or if Macmillan will do business with Overdrive. In a statement today the company said, "We have been working hard to develop an ebook lending model that works for all parties, as we value the libraries and … [Read more...] about Macmillan Announces New eBook Lending Model for Libraries
Schools Benefit from Digital Bookmobile
OverDrive, one of the nation’s leading ebook lending platforms that supplies the ebook titles to school and public libraries that offer digital lending services, will once again be bringing its tractor-trailer bookmobile on the road, this time attending this weekend’s National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.Created twelve years ago by then-First Lady Laura Bush, herself a … [Read more...] about Schools Benefit from Digital Bookmobile
The Vision Problem – Why eReaders Are Not Widely Adopted in Public Schools
The Amazon Kindle and many other e-readers continue to enjoy unbridled success in the retail sphere, but have not caught on in educational institutions. The main reason is not the cost of the hardware or being locked into a particular ecosystem, but the device being capable of addressing disabled people's needs. Amazon has made great strides in the last few years to make its … [Read more...] about The Vision Problem – Why eReaders Are Not Widely Adopted in Public Schools