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  Peter Brantley on: “Absent players – libraries and ebook platforms”

  927 readers Peter has an article by that name in Publishers Weekly.  Here’s a snippet: The lack of diversity in the library ebook marketplace demonstrates an immaturity in how we envision providing access to ebook services.  For libraries, it gives us an opportunity to try to craft our own future.  COSLA, the consortium of State

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  Publishing shift threatens library access

  1866 readersThat’s the thrust of an article in the Coloradoan by Holly Carroll, executive director of the Poudre River Public Library District and Patrick Burns, dean of the Colorado State University Libraries.  Here’s an excerpt: The popularity of eBooks, eReaders and other digital media has grown exponentially in recent years. Unfortunately, current lending and publishing models

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  Publishing shift threatens library access

  1859 readersThat’s the thrust of an article in the Coloradoan by Holly Carroll, executive director of the Poudre River Public Library District and Patrick Burns, dean of the Colorado State University Libraries.  Here’s an excerpt: The popularity of eBooks, eReaders and other digital media has grown exponentially in recent years. Unfortunately, current lending and publishing models

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  Large California Consortium Joins Movement Toward Library Ebook Ownership

  1578 readers From Michael Kelley at Library Journal: The largest library network in California is going to adopt the pioneering ebook business model of Colorado’s Douglas County Libraries, which allows libraries to truly own, not rent, their ebooks. The San Mateo-based Califa Group, which brokers services and products for 220 multi-type library systems (1000 buildings), has seeded the project

• Publishers, Libraries, and Ebooks

  2101 readersJonathan Rochkind says that “Libraries can offer ebooks, unlike print books, only at the sufferance of publishers, and publishers may charge whatever they like for this ‘privilege’. Publishers, not liking the idea of libraries much, are not providing that permission in some cases, and are providing pricing models in other cases which make it much more

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  Report on preservation of digitized books and other content, by Portico

  2049 readersFrom DigitalKoans: Portico has released the Preservation of Digitized Books and Other Digital Content Held by Cultural Heritage Organizations. Here’s an excerpt: In one response to this need to develop models of digital preservation, the NEH and IMLS awarded a grant to Portico, in partnership with Cornell University Library, through the “Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH

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  Publishers say they are not the enemy in university copyright disputes

  1218 readersThe Chronicle of Higher Education article re-explores the Georgia State University lawsuit against a group of academic publishers, which they describe as “part of a much bigger struggle over how scholarly communication will evolve in a digital world.” There’s been a lot of talk about—and some action on—promoting library-publisher collaborations. But the struggle persists. It’s taking

• Ingram Adds Harlequin Titles to MyiLibrary Library Ebook Platform

  113 readers [Press Release] Ingram Adds Harlequin to its MyiLibrary® E-book Platform As publishers and libraries develop e-book models to meet patron expectations, more are working with Ingram Content Group and its MyiLibrary® platform for its reach and comprehensive title offering. Ingram Content Group announced it will add thousands of popular Harlequin titles to the platform. “We are pleased to

• Will “bundles” grow Ebook library sales?

  283 readers Lost in the debate about cannibalization, pricing, terms of access and the like between publishers and libraries is the rather basic question of how libraries can become a more significant source of revenue for trade Ebooks. One way to sell such Ebooks to libraries is by offering the option to purchase one title at a time

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  Sixty-seven Percent Of Libraries Offer

  1082 readersThe number of public libraries offering eBooks has been steadily growing over the past three years. According to a new report from the American Library Association, 67.2 percent of public libraries offer eBooks in 2011, up from 65.9 percent in 2010, 55.4 percent in 2009 and 51.8 percent in 2008. This number is not a surprise,