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.…
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Penguin 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 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 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 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.…
Read MorePenguin brings e-books back to NYC libraries in 1-year pilot program (no Kindle yet)
Penguin, which removed ebooks from libraries and ended its relationship with distributor OverDrive in February, is tiptoeing back into the digital lending waters again. In a 1-year pilot program with OverDrive competitor 3M, Penguin will make ebooks available to the New York and Brooklyn Public Libraries.…
Read More5 things the book industry will be talking about next week
BookExpo America, the U.S. book industry's largest trade event, hits NYC next week. Look out for discoverability questions, startups and "Hunger Games" wannabes -- and don't miss the two elephants in the room.…
Read MoreHachette is offering new e-books to some libraries
Hachette, which has not made e-books available to libraries since 2010, is reconsidering the idea. In a pilot program starting this spring, the publisher is working with two e-book distributors to bring a "selection of HBG's recent bestselling e-books to 7 million library patrons."…
Read MoreHarry Potter E-Books, Digital Audiobooks In Libraries Today
Two days after the Pottermore shop launched, Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks will be available in libraries as of noon ET today.…
Read MoreHarry Potter E-Books Available For Reserve At NY Public Library Now
The Harry Potter e-books, which will be released for the first time by Pottermore in April (after months of delays), are now appearing in th……
Read MoreOverDrive Acquires Cloud-Based E-Reading Platform
E-books you borrow from the library may soon be stored on the cloud and available to read in your web browser.…
Read MoreHarry Potter E-Books Will Be In Libraries
J. K. Rowling's Pottermore still has not officially launched, but the Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks sold exclusively through t……
Read MoreAmazon’s Kindle Plays A Part In Penguin’s Library Decision
Since Penguin announced yesterday that it is ending its partnership with OverDrive and will no longer provide e-books or digital audiobooks……
Read MoreRandom House Will Keep All Its E-Books In Libraries, With A Price Increase
Random House is now the only big six publisher to allow unrestricted access to all of its e-books in libraries -- and it said yesterday it w……
Read MoreNo More New Penguin Digital Audiobooks For Libraries, Either
Hoping to skirt Penguin's library e-book restrictions by checking out a hot new title as a digital audiobook instead? Sorry, that strategy w……
Read MoreWhich E-Books Are Most Borrowed From Libraries, And Why?
OverDrive released its lists of the most-downloaded e-books from libraries in December 2011. These lists look pretty different from the curr……
Read MoreUpdated: Penguin Restores Library Lending To Kindle, But Not For New Ebooks
Penguin is once again making its e-books available to libraries through Kindle, OverDrive reports. New Penguin e-books, however, remain unav……
Read MoreE-Book Checkouts From Libraries Up 200 Percent Over 2010
It's no longer necessary to go to the library for a new book--you can just visit your local library's website from home or from your mobile……
Read MoreKindle Library Lending To Launch In September?
Nook, Kobo and *Sony* Reader users can borrow e-books from libraries, but Kindle has been a holdout. Now it appears that library lending for……
Read MoreThe state of the e-book lending market
E-book lending is on the rise, thanks to the continued growth of the e-book market and programs from online retail giants like Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Two distinct business models have emerged to serve the ever-expanding number of users and address challenges that arise.…
Read MoreIn Run-Up To Kindle Lending Program, Libraries Beef Up E-Book Offerings
The number of people that check out e-books from libraries is still relatively small--under 15 percent, according to a January Digital Book……
Read MoreHow Libraries Are Bypassing Big Publishers To Build Their E-Book Offerings
Romance is hot: It generated $1.36 billion in book sales in 2009, making up 13.2 percent of the consumer book market--the largest share of a……
Read MoreStuff I’m Still Using: My Favorite Products From 2010
One of the fun things about writing here is that I get to experiment with a bunch of apps and devices. Here's a list of the products I tried in 2010 that have made their way into my everyday work life.…
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