Amazon has generally been reluctant to allow libraries to have access to its ebooks, preferring instead to make those available via its own Kindle ebook store. Public advocacy groups and libraries however have taken strong exception to this and are demanding easy availability of the Amazon titles via libraries to allow the public to have easy access to the information contained … [Read more...] about Amazon working on new system to license ebooks to public libraries
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Macmillan is thinking about scrapping their library embargo
Macmillan is one of the largest publishers in the world and they upset libraries when they announced they were implementing an embargo for ebooks. Instead of giving libraries access to as many copies as they want, Macmillan decided to wait numerous months, because they think libraries are cannibalizing their digital sales. It looks like Macmillan might scrap this system … [Read more...] about Macmillan is thinking about scrapping their library embargo
University Libraries are Purging Millions of Books
Thousands of university libraries in the United States have begun to purge millions of books, as their digital catalog expands. These books are often put in storage indefinitely or are simply recycled and sent to the abyss. The main reason this is occuring is due to older books not having been circulated in 20 years and it costs $4 to keep a book on the shelf for a year, … [Read more...] about University Libraries are Purging Millions of Books
How to Borrow eBooks from the Library on your Kindle and Fire Tablet
Overdrive has an exclusive agreement with Amazon to deliver ebooks in the Kindle format. If your local library does business with another provider, such as 3M or Baker & Taylor you are out of luck. Many people wonder what the process is like to borrow an Kindle ebook or download it to your Fire tablet. Kindle e-Reader The United States is the only market that allows … [Read more...] about How to Borrow eBooks from the Library on your Kindle and Fire Tablet
North Carolina Unveils Statewide Digital Library for Kids
North Carolina is the first state to unveil a bold plan to outfit libraries with a dedicated digital kids section so they can download audiobooks and e-books. The average location will have around 3,000 e-books, 680 audio books and 35 streaming videos for kids. Children and parents have instant access from home or anywhere using a card from any public library in North … [Read more...] about North Carolina Unveils Statewide Digital Library for Kids
Canadian Public Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing Starts to Gain Momentum
Last year a coalition of Canadian libraries banded together to draw attention to overpriced e-books. The Toronto Public Library, Canadian Library Council, Ontario Library Association and the Canadian Library Association were the founding members and now there are over 30 individual branches that have taken up the cause. The main premise of FairEbookPrices has to do with … [Read more...] about Canadian Public Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing Starts to Gain Momentum
eBooks Published in Australia Now Have to be Submitted to the Library
The Australian Government has amended the Legal Deposit law that says all physical works published in Australia must have a copy deposited with the National Library. This ensures that there is a comprehensive record of Australia’s cultural heritage, preserved for the people of Australia. The augmentation of the law now states that all e-books published in Australia must have a … [Read more...] about eBooks Published in Australia Now Have to be Submitted to the Library
People Continue to Visit the Library in Taipei
Taipei libraries continue to draw in patrons who want to borrow books, magazines and newspapers. In 2015 there were 12.98 million titles loaned out, up from 12.79 million in 2014. Women represented the majority, accounting for 7.19 million titles, or 55.39%, of the books borrowed in 2015. Female readers seemed more active than their male counterparts, but this is not … [Read more...] about People Continue to Visit the Library in Taipei
This Library is Purging User Records to Protect Your Privacy
The Graduate Center at the City University of New York has done something really special. They are protecting users privacy by deleting all loan records. The only records that will keep will only go back a single year and this is basically just to insure that people return the books that they borrow. In the last decade it’s become more common to try to force librarians to … [Read more...] about This Library is Purging User Records to Protect Your Privacy