Two of the most innovative entities in the book industry are headed up by two of the most foward-thinking individuals in the business. Thankfully, the results of Dominique Raccah and Steve Potash working together on a pilot program stand to be nothing short of astounding, and hopefully to completely overturn any issues the industry has with library ebook lending. Publishing … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks, Overdrive Pilot Reshapes Relationships Between Publishers and Libraries
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Freading Library Platform Adds New Content
While libraries still struggle to provide digital content for lending to its patrons and publishers still feel the need to examine all the ramifications of allowing patrons to borrow their bestselling--and sometimes, even back list--titles on their digital devices, some companies are working to change the concept behind the lending all together. Library Ideas' ebook lending … [Read more...] about Freading Library Platform Adds New Content
ebrary Launches International eBook Lending in Germany
ebrary, a ProQuest company that specializes in providing streamlined digital content to libraries, announced this week that it is now partnering with publishers to provide German-language ebooks for lending. Launched at Bibliothekartag, this represents a significant expansion of its database and its subscription model by including almost 5,000 titles from publishers such as De … [Read more...] about ebrary Launches International eBook Lending in Germany
Top eBook Lenders Selected as OverDrive Library Leaders
As more and more public and academic libraries institute ebook lending for their patrons, there are a few standout programs that are doing their utmost to further the lending design and foster discovery for books and authors. Today, Clevland, Ohio-based OverDrive, a leading supplier to institutions of digital content in a variety of forms, announced it had made selections for … [Read more...] about Top eBook Lenders Selected as OverDrive Library Leaders
Macmillan Titles Available for Lending through 3M Cloud Library
Some of the issues that plague both the publishers and the libraries when it comes to ebook lending are slowly beginning to resolve themselves. As publishers become accustomed to the process and build confidence in the protection of their authors' works, librarians are excited about the opportunity to offer a growing number of digital titles to their patrons. 3M Library … [Read more...] about Macmillan Titles Available for Lending through 3M Cloud Library
Ingram Breaking New Ground with eBook Lending
While ebook lending issues still cast a long shadow over digital publishing, more and more companies are developing their own tools to help academic and public libraries meet customer demand for ebooks. Along with well-known lending giants like OverDrive and 3M Library Systems, Ingram is now working to provide much-needed lendable content to a growing number of outlets. The … [Read more...] about Ingram Breaking New Ground with eBook Lending
OverDrive’s Digital Book Mobile Goes on Tour
Just as exciting as the news that any 80s hair band is going on the road, OverDrive announced this morning that its digital bookmobile is kicking off a North American tour tomorrow, with its first stops lining up on the West coast. This is the sixth year that the 18-wheeler sized virtual library will roll out to schools and public libraries, giving demos of what digital reading … [Read more...] about OverDrive’s Digital Book Mobile Goes on Tour
Bilbary’s Tim Coates’ Panel Notes Call for eBook Lending Reform
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
OverDrive Now Delivers Streaming Video and Audio to Members
At last week's Digital Book World conference, OverDrive CEO Steve Potash promised GoodeReader in an interview that the digital content solution company would be hosting a demonstration of new features at this week's ALA Midwinter conference in Seattle. Today's announcement of streaming video and audio for member schools and libraries makes OverDrive's Next Generation platform … [Read more...] about OverDrive Now Delivers Streaming Video and Audio to Members
ebrary Signed With Over 100+ in 2012
While digital publishing on its current scale is only a couple of years old, the original models for early digital publishing go back decades. That time line for ProQuest company ebrary goes back to 1999 and the launch of Academic Complete in 2003, for which the company has cause to celebrate in 2013. Its other powerful achievement is the data that shows ebrary closed out 2012 … [Read more...] about ebrary Signed With Over 100+ in 2012