Hoopla is a company that powers a libraries digital collections. They offer aubiobooks, e-books and other multimedia content. The company currently deal with over 850 libraries and have a portfolio of over 400,000 titles. Last week, Hoopla has just added 50 classic Star Trek audiobooks that are narrated by William Shatner, George Takei, Leonard Nimoy and more. The Hoopla … [Read more...] about Hoopla Now Offers Star Trek Audiobooks
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Hoopla and Ingram sign a new e-book deal
Hoopla has just signed a deal with the Ingram Content Group and this will result in thousands of new e-books being made available to libraries. The inclusion of CoreSource titles broadens hoopla digital’s catalog of more than 400,000 movies, TV shows, music albums, eBooks, audiobooks and comics. We are thrilled to offer eBooks and audiobooks from Ingram’s publishing partners … [Read more...] about Hoopla and Ingram sign a new e-book deal
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
Walking Dead and Other Image Comics Arrive at Hoopla
If your library patrons are fans of the Walking Dead you might have another reason to deal with Hoopla. Image Comics and Hoopla have just come to terms on single issue and graphic novels. Starting today Libraries that have a contract with Hoopla will find hundreds of new comics available in their collection. Remember, with Hoopla you don't pay a fee to host their content, … [Read more...] about Walking Dead and Other Image Comics Arrive at Hoopla
Hoopla is giving Overdrive a run for their Money
Hoopla is quietly becoming a force to be reckoned with and is constantly adding content to their catalog and will soon give Overdrive a run for their money. The success of Hoopla is attributed to their unique pay per use system. This means that libraries only pay them money when a patron borrows a title, each e-book does not cost money on its own. This is a big advantage … [Read more...] about Hoopla is giving Overdrive a run for their Money
Hoopla Adds eBooks & Comics to their Catalog
Hoopla has been around for a number of years and currently they have a catalog of 15,000 audiobook titles. Hoopla deals with over 100 libraries in the US and charges no licensing fees with setting up the system, which is quite appealing to the average library. How does Hoopla make money? The company has employed the Pay Per Use model, which only charges the library when a … [Read more...] about Hoopla Adds eBooks & Comics to their Catalog
Libraries Starting to Adopt Pay Per Use for Digital Content
Library Collection Managers often have to buy the titles they want to make available to their patrons. eBooks, audiobooks, music and streaming movies all have to be purchased in advance in order to have them included in the catalog to be loaned out. Sometimes the digital offerings take up a tremendous amount of capital and if a librarian is out of touch with the needs of the … [Read more...] about Libraries Starting to Adopt Pay Per Use for Digital Content
Digital Audiobooks the Latest Emerging Trend in Libraries
The American Library Association Annual conference every year is the perfect avenue to gauge emerging trends. During the 2014 event in Las Vegas, three trends eclipsed all others that had the entire floor buzzing with anticipation. Pay per Use, Libraries as Retail and Audiobooks were the largest issues that had keynote speeches and companies devoted to digital. 3m Cloud … [Read more...] about Digital Audiobooks the Latest Emerging Trend in Libraries