Tim Coates, CEO and founder of Bilbary, was due to speak on two presentations at this year's ALA Midwinter Conference, taking place now in Seattle, but illness prevented him from making his appearance. Due to the importance of the topic at hand, namely, reforming the way publishers and libraries work together on ebook lending, Coates has made his notes available to the media in … [Read more...] about Bilbary’s Tim Coates’ Panel Notes Call for eBook Lending Reform
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Bilbary Founder Time Coates on What Libraries Need
The current climate of digital publishing and its impact on public libraries is a hotly contested topic right now, leading even to jabs and jeers from both sides of the issue. Tim Coates, founder of ebookstore and rental platform Bilbary and former CEO of UK retail chain Waterstones, spoke with GoodeReader about an article he wrote entitled, "The Ideal Library." While Coates … [Read more...] about Bilbary Founder Time Coates on What Libraries Need
Bilbary Launches eBook Rentals
Digital bookseller Bilbary launched last year with an ebook sales platform, making over 800,000 titles available for sale to customers across the UK and other markets. Now, Bilbary has announced that its ebook rental service will hopefully launch before the end of the year. Unlike rental platforms that tried with limited success to create a Netflix-like subscription based … [Read more...] about Bilbary Launches eBook Rentals
The Missing Man Booker Backlist
One of the greatest adoptions in the early days of digital publishing came quietly from publishers who were reluctant at first to put their new releases into ebook form, but were more than willing to use the “experimental” reading technology for their out-of-print and backlist titles. Sadly, even the backlist seems to be suffering these days. Tim Coates, former Waterstones … [Read more...] about The Missing Man Booker Backlist
Bilbary Founder Tim Coates Admonishes Publishers Over eBook Lending
As the Frankfurt Book Fair takes place right now in Germany, industry watchers are waiting to see how a number of issues play out, specifically in the arena between traditional print and digital books. Tim Coates, founder of UK-based lending service Bilbary, spoke today on the current disappointing chasm between publishers and libraries. “Ebook technology offers wonderful … [Read more...] about Bilbary Founder Tim Coates Admonishes Publishers Over eBook Lending
Bilbary Partners with Libraries for Mutual Financial Benefit
GoodeReader first covered ebook retailer startup Bilbary earlier this year, as well as at their meet up during this year’s BookExpo America publishing event. Today, Bilbary announced its first major US library partnership that will put ebooks in front of readers and much needed funding in library pockets. By adding the Bilbary button to their online catalogs, libraries can … [Read more...] about Bilbary Partners with Libraries for Mutual Financial Benefit
Bilbary Now Carrying Random House eBook Titles
Bilbary floats under the radar in terms of online viability for selling electronic books in a very crowded marketplace. Founded in 2011, it is currently still in beta but boasts a growing library of over 430,000 titles. Today the company announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Random House to carry its ebooks. The company right now is just getting its act … [Read more...] about Bilbary Now Carrying Random House eBook Titles
Bilbary Set to Launch eBook Rental, Agency Titles
GoodEReader has already profiled the pending launch of ebook sales and rental site Bilbary, founded by the former head of Waterstones, Tim Coates. With the recent US launch of the company and the site’s plans to begin renting ebooks as soon as the end of this summer, Amy Riach was on hand at BookExpo to increase the company’s exposure, focus the brand, and work on growing the … [Read more...] about Bilbary Set to Launch eBook Rental, Agency Titles
Bilbary inks Agreements with The State Library of Kansas and Taylor & Francis
Bilbary is one of the leading internet-based, consumer e-book library and retail bookstore. The company was founded by former Waterstones CEO Tim Coates and seeks to bridge the divide that currently exists between publishers and libraries, as well as to offer an alternative to the current ebook lending model. Today the company has announced two separate partnerships with Taylor … [Read more...] about Bilbary inks Agreements with The State Library of Kansas and Taylor & Francis
Bilbary eBook Library in Beta Test
Last month, GoodeReader profiled a new ebook company that aims to offer many things to its reading customers. Bilbary, founded by former Waterstones CEO Tim Coates, was developed to bridge the divide that currently exists between publishers and libraries, as well as to offer an alternative to the current ebook lending model. Bilbary opened its beta period yesterday with … [Read more...] about Bilbary eBook Library in Beta Test
Bilbary Seeks to Heal the Digital Rift Between Publishers and Libraries
When ebook platform Bilbary launches sometime in March or April, it will have something that can’t be found in one uniform web location: ebook access from all of the Big Six publishers. Currently, the negotiations surrounding Bilbary’s partnership with those and some 2,300 other publishers are for ebook purchasing, although some of those major publishers are already at work on … [Read more...] about Bilbary Seeks to Heal the Digital Rift Between Publishers and Libraries