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Tag Archives: public libraries
Black Friday Blog Hop
What does Black Friday mean to you? Traditionally, it’s the first day of the Christmas Holiday season. It also used to represent the day that a lot of retailers finally turned a profit for the year, meaning that their account … Continue reading
Posted in Black Friday Blog Hop, Blog Hops
Tagged blog hops, gift card giveaway, giveaways, public libraries
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ARC-Gate at ALA
Last week, and it is difficult to believe it was already more than a week ago, the American Library Association held its Annual Conference in the land of Mickey Mouse, Anaheim, California. And there was a kerfuffle on YouTube about ARCs and … Continue reading
Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud
And now libraries know that Random House is planning to use real silver for that lining. The problem with Random House’s plan is that libraries don’t have all that much silver to give them in this era of shrinking budgets. … Continue reading
Posted in Big 6 publishers, ebooks, ebooks in libraries, libraries, Random House
Tagged collection development, ebooks, public libraries
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
Penguin wobbling toward 1984
On February 9, Penguin Books announced that it has pulled out of its contract with OverDrive to supply ebooks and downloadable audiobooks to libraries. The effective date of Penguin’s withdrawal from the library space is February 10. Are you watching … Continue reading
Posted in ebooks, OverDrive, Penguin Books
Tagged ebooks, libraries, public libraries
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
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
