(24 July 2015) The Association of American Publishers has just released their annual data report and e-book sales are not doing that great. In the first three months of 2015 they have plummeted 7.5% from the same period last year. In all of 2014 e-books have more or less stabilize with only 3% growth from…
(14 July 2015) This week Ryugasaki Public Library launched their OverDrive digital collection, becoming the first Japanese public library to do so. Ryugasaki offers their users everything from children’s and young adult literature, graphic novels, manga and nonfiction titles for health and fitness, arts and crafts and much more. In the coming days, Itako Public Library will also launch…
(13 July 2015) More readers in Singapore are borrowing electronic books, or eBooks, from libraries, with mobile devices making it easy to read while on the go. As a result, the number of eBooks borrowed has almost quadrupled in the past five years. Eleven million were borrowed last year, compared with three million in 2009,…
(1 July 2015) As part of the ‘Digital India’ initiative, the Government recently unveiled the e-Basta platform which will provide digital and eBook versions of school books and other study material to school students through-out India. The platform, eBasta, is merely not a library of books, but a collaborative platform where school book publishers, school…
(25 June 2015) The American Psychological Association (APA) announces their partnership with Boston-based publishing software company ReadCube to index their scholarly journal and book collections with ReadCube’s Discover service. All 110 journals comprising the PsycARTICLES database, including several of the most highly cited and leading journals in psychology, along with more than 65,000 books and…
(26 June 2015, San Francisco, CA) Two projects that have been building towards a sustainable ecosystem for free eBooks have joined together in a new non-profit corporation. The Free Ebook Foundation envisions a world where eBooks will be funded, distributed and maintained for the benefit of all, by coordinating the efforts and resources of many.…
(24 June 2015, Mountain View, CA) ProQuest has launched the beta program for its eagerly anticipated new Bbook platform. ProQuest Ebook Central ™ integrates key elements from both ebrary and EBL – Ebook Library, along with all new functionality, eliminating the complexities surrounding eBooks and delivering a superior experience for end-users and librarians. Beta users include libraries at Oxford University,…
(24 June 2015, Mountain View, CA) Through its robust partnerships with university presses, ProQuest has launched an inventive new option that helps libraries quickly build comprehensive eBook collections in one of the most valued content areas in academic libraries. ProQuest’s new University Press Ebook Subscription offers the most authoritative university press content from one convenient source. Read the…
(18 June 2015, Denver, CO) Odilo’s global reach and rapid expansion in the United States continues to attract publishers from around the world. Just six months after launching their innovative eBook lending library, Odilo now offers digital content from all of the leading publishers, including frontlist and backlist titles, along with pre-orders. With the addition…
(20 June 2015) Michael Kozlowski writes that Libraries in Canada and the United States have been quite enamored with establishing digital collections. But predatory pricing by major publishers are pricing their eBooks almost 500% more than the Kindle edition and libraries have had enough. The simple truth is that there is no uniform landscape of…
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