Simon & Schuster Changes Library eBook, Audiobook License Terms
Simon & Schuster has just announced that it is both lengthening the license period for ebooks licensed to libraries, and also imposing a limit on audiobook...Continue reading
Category: Library eBooks
Hachette Changes eBook Terms to Further Screw Over Libraries
The American Library Association is holding its annual conference later this week in Washington DC, and I know what all the librarians will be talking about....Continue reading
Why College Libraries Are Going Bookless
We've all read the news stories about this college or that college removing books from their libraries. Stanford was one of the first to go bookless back...Continue reading
DC Public Library Wants to Add Local Self-Published Authors to Their Catalog
A couple weeks ago I shared a link to a DCist post about the DC Public Library launching a program where local indie authors can submit...Continue reading
OverDrive Partners With Libreka to Bring Library eBooks to German-Speaking Countries
Overdrive announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with the German digital distribution service provider Libreka to bring its ebook and digital audiobook catalog to public libraries...Continue reading
65 Libraries Each Loaned Over a Million Titles Last Year
Rakuten Overdrive released its end of year report yesterday. The company now supports over 43,000 libraries and schools worldwide, including 65 public library systems that each...Continue reading
Penguin Random House Dramatically Worsens License Terms for Library eBooks
PW reports that starting next month, Penguin Random House is changing its license terms for library ebooks from "insanely expensive" to "ridiculously expensive and short-lived". As...Continue reading
Toronto Public Library Hits Milestone with 20 Million eBooks Borrowed
The major publishers may be blocking libraries from buying ebooks, but that has only slowed adoption; it didn't stop the Toronto Public Library from reaching a new...Continue reading
Updated: Tor Books is Now Windowing Library eBooks
Tor Books has just demonstrated that the decision makers at Macmillan are surprisingly ignorant on the basic principles of microeconomics in general. Earlier this weeks Tor...Continue reading
Readers Have Borrowed More Than 1 Billion Books Through OverDrive
Overdrive just announced on their blog that they have loaned a billion ebooks since they first started lending ebooks in 2003. From OverDrive: One billion. It’s...Continue reading
“The Whistler” by John Grisham was the Most Popular Library eBook Last Year
A couple weeks back Amazon revealed that the most read Kindle ebook this past holiday season was Dan Brown's Origin, and now Overdrive says it was...Continue reading
Google Added Local Library eBook Listings to Search Results
Google just made it a little bit easier to check ebooks out of your local library. Google announced today that they have integrated public library catalogs...Continue reading
Draft2Digital Now Distributes to Overdrive
Draft2Digital has just announced that they can now distribute ebooks to OverDrive: We’re pleased to announce that, starting today, Draft2Digital now distributes to OverDrive, enabling our authors...Continue reading
RBdigital Offers eBooks, Audiobooks, and Magazines in a Single App
OverDrive's Libby app lets you read ebooks or listen to audiobooks, but the RBDigital app from Recorded Books goes one better. Recorded Books has just announced...Continue reading
The Problem with Hoopla’s Pay-Per-Loan Model
Publishers like HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have recently shown increased interest in the pay per loan library ebook services offered by Freading and Hoopla, but at...Continue reading