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Tag Archives: OverDrive
Guest Post: Schrödinger’s Ebook Box
For Marlene’s birthday I got her a new iPad. Since her work involves reading and reviewing ebooks, and since the iPad has become her primary ebook reader, transferring the books from her old iPad to the new one was critical. … Continue reading
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The Fiction about Friction
Let’s talk about a concept that keeps coming up in the conversation about ebook lending in libraries. The publishers who are currently not participating in the library ebook market all seem to be worrying about the lack of “friction” in … Continue reading
Posted in ebooks, libraries
Tagged Big 6 Publishers, bookselling, ebook publishers, ebooks, friction, libraries, OverDrive, public libraries, publishing
Ebooks in Public Libraries: Whither, Which, How
The Digital Public Library of America discussion list has kicked into high gear again, in anticipation of an in-person meeting at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in mid-January, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. The piece of the discussion that has … Continue reading
Brilliance Audio, Amazon, and the Great Un-downloading
On January 4, OverDrive sent an email to all of its libraries with a bombshell announcement, (quoted here from Infodocket) “Effective January 31, 2012, as instructed by the publisher, BrillianceAudio will suspend the availability of all download audiobook titles for library purchase … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, audiobooks, libraries
Tagged Amazon, Audible, audiobooks, libraries, OverDrive
March of the Penguins
This story may sound slightly familiar. Penguin Books has decided to opt out of the Library ebook market. The company is citing “security concerns“, much in the same way that Harper Collins cited the “need to protect their authors” when … Continue reading
Posted in ebooks, libraries, OverDrive
Tagged ebooks, OverDrive, Penguin Books, public libraries
Introducing Ebook Review Central
So what is “Ebook Review Central“? I’m so glad you asked. Every Monday, Ebook Review Central will publish a list of all the ebooks published by a particular publisher the previous month, with links to all the published reviews. Today’s … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, Ebook Review Central, ebooks
Tagged book reviews, Carina Press, collection development, ebook publishers, ebooks, iPad, Kindle, librarians, libraries, NetGalley, Nook, OverDrive, public libraries
Kindle OverDrive
Kindle books have arrived at an OverDrive library near you! Or they will any minute now. The two libraries I have access to (I only moved in June, my old library card hasn’t expired yet) both have it. Does it … Continue reading
