Hoopla revealed via a press release the digital titles that were borrowed the most in the US this year. The library platform said it used data gathered from more than 10,000 public libraries to comes across the titles that were most in demand. The company categorized the information into various segments which includes e-books, audiobooks, and comics, among others. "At the … [Read more...] about Hoopla Reveals Most Borrowed e-Book and Audiobook Titles in 2024
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Hoopla to Bring Original Harry Potter Audiobooks to the US and Canada
Hoopla announced the Harry Potter audiobook series narrated by the acclaimed actor Stephen Fry is going to be available in the US and Canada via public libraries starting June 1. This makes for a momentous occasion given that this is the first time the top-rated audiobook series will be available in these regions, something that the libraries have been demanding for a long time … [Read more...] about Hoopla to Bring Original Harry Potter Audiobooks to the US and Canada
Hoopla Introduces Manga in their Content Collection
Image credit: comicsbeat Manga lovers have a new destination to explore their favourites. hoopla Digital, the popular media streaming service that offers different reads in the form of comics, e-books, audiobooks, music, movies, etc., is set to introduce manga to their content collection. The platform, which is the digital service of Midwest Tape (distributor of … [Read more...] about Hoopla Introduces Manga in their Content Collection
Bibliotheca, Hoopla and Overdrive are angry with major publishers
Major publishers have recently changed their ebook terms, en masse. Simon and Schuster changed their audiobook system from a perpetual model to a two year term. Hachette changed their perpetual model system last month and Penguin Random House did the same back in October. Last summer Macmillan implemented an embargo on all new titles to libraries with their science-fiction and … [Read more...] about Bibliotheca, Hoopla and Overdrive are angry with major publishers
Hoopla launches a Book Club for Libraries
Hoopla is one of the largest companies operating in the digital library sector and their claim to fame was the per circulation transaction system, where libraries would get their entire catalog of audiobooks, ebooks, video and other digital content and libraries only pay when a user checked something out. It was designed to make collection managers lives easier, then picking … [Read more...] about Hoopla launches a Book Club for Libraries
Hoopla Experiences a 174% increase in ebook loans
Hoopla is one of the leading companies that power libraries digital catalogs. They currently deal with over 1,600 public library systems across North America including Boston Public Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, Chicago Public Library, San Francisco Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, and Edmonton Public Library. Over the course of 2017 Hoopla has reported that … [Read more...] about Hoopla Experiences a 174% increase in ebook loans
Hoopla Now Offers Marvel Comics and Graphic Novels
Hoopla has just ironed out a deal with Marvel comics to offer 250 graphic novels to libraries that do business with them. This announcement comes a couple years after Hoopla made similar deals with Dark Horse, DC Comics and Image Comics. Hoopla now has the largest selection of comic books out of any company currently operating in the digital library space. Hoopla launched … [Read more...] about Hoopla Now Offers Marvel Comics and Graphic Novels
Hoopla Now Offers Digital Comics from Fantagraphics, Lion Forge and Titan
Hoopla has just expanded their digital comic portfolio for public libraries with the addition of Fantagraphics, Lion Forge and Titan Comics. This new agreement adds thousands of popular comic book titles including Doctor Who, Assassin's Creed, My Favorite Thing is Monsters, and Saved by the Bell to its app and online service. The new deals bolster hoopla's impressive comics … [Read more...] about Hoopla Now Offers Digital Comics from Fantagraphics, Lion Forge and Titan
Overdrive Changes the eBook Game with Cost-per-Circulation
Overdrive has announced that later in 2017 they are unveiling a Cost-per-Circulation system that schools and libraries can utilize. This new initiative will allow libraries to offer a greater amount of digital content on their websites and via the Overdrive app and only incur a charge when a reader borrows a title. The greater benefit of this new access model is that it’s … [Read more...] about Overdrive Changes the eBook Game with Cost-per-Circulation
Hoopla Experiences Massive Growth in 2016
Hoopla has been heavily focusing on the digital library space for the past four years and the company has experienced massive growth. They now have 600,000 audiobooks, comics and e-books in their catalog and circulation has more than doubled over the past year, with transactions jumping from 1.5 million in 2015 to 6.3 million in 2016. "Since partnering with hoopla digital … [Read more...] about Hoopla Experiences Massive Growth in 2016