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Washington’s Wi-Fi Friday: FCC, Senate push for more Wi-Fi in schools, more unlicensed airwaves
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler wants to make it easier for schools and libraries to get federal funds for Wi-Fi networking. Meanwhile, the Senate is putting political pressure on the FCC to clear more Wi-Fi airwaves.…
Read MoreSelf-published ebook site Smashwords expands to more libraries in deal with Overdrive
More self-published ebooks are coming to a library near you, as self-publishing site Smashwords partners with Overdrive, the country's largest digital library distributor.…
Read MoreNew York Public Library partners with Zola to offer algorithmic book recommendations
The New York Public Library will offer book recommendations to readers through its website via a new partnership with NYC-based startup Zola Books.…
Read MoreGoogle wins book-scanning case: judge finds “fair use,” cites many benefits
The long-running copyright fight between Google and the Authors Guild is over: Judge Denny Chin issued a resounding ruling in favor of fair use.…
Read MoreBig-5 publisher Macmillan makes many more ebooks available to libraries
Big-5 publisher Macmillan, which had previously only made 1,200 ebooks available to libraries for lending, is now opening up its entire backlist of about 11,000 titles.…
Read MorePenguin and Overdrive make borrowing library ebooks on Kindle easier
A couple days after Penguin made its ebooks available to libraries again through digital distributor Overdrive, the company has also eased up…
Read MorePenguin makes its ebooks available to libraries through Overdrive once again
Penguin is making its ebooks available through Overdrive, the largest digital library distributor in the U.S., once again. Kindle users will have to side-load the ebooks to their devices; they won't be able to check them out wirelessly via Amazon.…
Read MoreHoopla wants to be a free Netflix for library users
Hoopla, a new streaming service for libraries, lets patrons borrow digital movies, TV shows, audiobooks and music. The selection isn't comparable to Netflix, but it is free if you have a card at participating library.…
Read MoreWhy public libraries should follow Chicago’s lead and build maker labs
The lab will operate through the end of the year and offer 3D printers, laser cutters, a milling machine, a vinyl cutter and software.…
Read MoreAppeals court calls for “fair use” ruling in Google Books case
In a major new ruling in the Google Books case, the Second Circuit decertified a class action and told Judge Denny Chin to rule on whether Google's book scanning is fair use.…
Read MoreBaker & Taylor launches app for reading library ebooks, but still doesn’t support Kindle
Digital library distributor Baker & Taylor launched an app Monday that will let library patrons read ebooks on iOS and Android devices.…
Read MoreSourcebooks, Overdrive launch pilot to demonstrate the impact of ebook library lending on sales
Sourcebooks and Overdrive believe that library lending leads to increased book sales and author recognition. In a two-week trial, they will promote a Sourcebooks ebook on library homepages and see how the promotion affects paid sales and author recognition.…
Read MoreFollowing pilot, Hachette will make all of its ebooks available to libraries nationwide
Hachette announced Wednesday that it will make all of its ebooks, including new titles, available to libraries nationwide. New ebooks will be priced at three times the cost of the print version, but a library only has to buy a copy once.…
Read MoreSimon & Schuster launches ebook lending pilot with New York City public libraries
Simon & Schuster will finally make its ebooks available to libraries, through a one-year trial with New York City's public libraries. The publisher is making all of its titles available in the trial, but would not comment on how much it is charging libraries for them.…
Read MorePenguin will offer its new ebooks to libraries again as of April 2
Penguin will make new ebooks available to libraries once again, after ending the practice in 2011. Prices will be comparable to retail, and the library will have to buy a new copy of the ebook after a year.…
Read MoreMacmillan to launch two-year ebook library lending pilot
Macmillan is making some ebooks available to libraries for the first time. But the company's two-year pilot program is limited: It only includes 1,200 older titles in the crime and mystery genres.…
Read MorePenguin expands library ebook lending with Baker & Taylor
Less than a year after ending its relationship with digital library distributor OverDrive, Penguin is expanding ebook library lending in new partnerships with Baker & Taylor and 3M. But neither distributor supports Kindle e-readers.…
Read MoreAvid library ebook borrowers claim it doesn’t affect their book buying
Do people who borrow ebooks from libraries buy fewer books? A new survey of about 75,000 library users suggests no -- but because the respondents were self-selecting and already active library users, the results can't be extended to the general population.…
Read MorePenguin brings ebooks back to libraries with distributor 3M
Penguin is working with digital distributor 3M to make ebooks available to some libraries again -- first through a previously announced pilot program with the New York and Brooklyn Public Libraries, and then through about 70 other libraries nationwide by the end of the year.…
Read MoreHachette to raise ebook prices for libraries by 220%
Starting in October, libraries will pay an average of 220 percent more for Hachette's ebooks. Hachette still does not make new ebooks available to most libraries; all the books affected were published before April 2010. Random House increased prices for librairies earlier this year.…
Read MoreSmashwords gets more self-published ebooks into libraries
Digital self-publishing site Smashwords is making it easier for self-published authors to get their ebooks into libraries. The site is allowing certain libraries to buy Smashwords titles in bulk, and is also adding custom library pricing options for its authors.…
Read MoreCalifornia libraries close to ebooks deal with self-pub site Smashwords
Califa, California's largest library network, is about to strike an ebook deal with self-publishing site Smashwords. The partnership would bring about 10,000 self-published ebooks into California's libraries.…
Read MoreYeah, e-books are great — but libraries are in a tough spot
New reports from the American Libraries Association and Pew Internet and American Life Project reveal that despite the increasing number of e-books available to library patrons, libraries themselves face big challenges in weathering the transition.…
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