The London Library has announced the 40 participants of its early career writing development programme, as the library plans its reopening for 6th July. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-25 01:17:13 UTC ]
OverDrive—the digital learning platform for libraries and schools—has announced it is acquiring RBmedia's library business. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 09:38:04 UTC ]
The Library Campaign has called for the government to do more to secure the facilities' future after the Covid-19 crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 21:52:04 UTC ]
As libraries begin to reopen around the country, patrons are excited to get back to borrowing books—but they’re also still nervous about COVID-19, which is understandable. At least some of them have been “getting creative” in their attempts to protect themselves, prompting at least one public... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-23 18:08:53 UTC ]
Combining OverDrive's market-leading platform with RBmedia's exclusive content represents a major new wrinkle in the digital library market: RBmedia is a major producer of audiobooks with a catalog of more than 45,000 exclusive titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
No question, librarians are expert book marketers in their communities. But where too many librarians come up short is in communicating the impact and value of their efforts back to publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Schools and libraries have been closed for months, but some kids aren’t going to get away with playing video games all summer. Kelly Passek -- a middle school librarian in Montgomery County, Virginia -- is sending out summer reading via drones. After... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2020-06-12 18:18:26 UTC ]
Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library initiative, which made more than 1.3 million books available online for free, will end early as publishers sue for copyright infringement. The nonprofit began offering free books during March as the coronavirus pandemic forced Americans to quarantine... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-12 14:06:26 UTC ]
IN 1984, George Ramsden, a 30-year-old British bookseller who had never read anything by Edith Wharton, bought her personal library for $80,000. He kept the books in a room above his bookshop where he would invite select visitors to view them by asking if they wanted to come up and see “Edith.”... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-06-08 12:30:25 UTC ]
Everyman’s Library has launched a podcast hosted by broadcaster James Naughtie which will see him discuss classic works of literature with a guest each episode. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-04 01:10:45 UTC ]
BookExpo officials told PW there have been more than 20,000 views of BookExpo Online's library programming alone, and that the engagement in the comments section "has been overwhelmingly positive.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Spotify has announced that it is lifting the content cap that previously limited the number of songs, albums and podcasts that could be added to a library. Until today is was only high-profile Spotify Rockstars who were able to store more than 10,000 items in their Spotify libraries, but now... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2020-05-26 14:59:04 UTC ]
Even if social distancing has helped you to achieve the nigh impossible task of watching your entire Netflix queue, there’s still a trove of media to consume. Sonos has teamed up with OverDrive -- makers of the audiobook lending app Libby -- to let c... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2020-04-30 14:37:36 UTC ]
Learn about the Library Bill of Rights, with explanations and examples of how library users might apply them in their own use of their libraries and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-20 10:32:09 UTC ]
Kindle e-readers make it easy to amass and read books. Unfortunately, they don’t make it particularly easy to organize them. There’s no folder structure or tagging system to impose order on large libraries. Instead, Kindle offers Collections, a way of sorting books into logical groupings on... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2020-04-20 10:30:00 UTC ]
While press officials did not endorse the the "unilateral" action and "blurred legal arguments" behind the initiative, they largely support its goals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller's Library of the Year Award is returning for a third year, celebrating the vital contribution libraries make to their communities—despite the temporary closure forced on public library buildings during the coronavirus lockdown. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-16 03:38:23 UTC ]
Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle told U.S. Senator Thom Tillis that the National Emergency Library is meant to provide digital access to students and readers who cannot access print collections during the Covid-19 crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
With libraries closed, L.A. librarians now work from home to help people find free ebooks, music and movies during the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-10 19:52:47 UTC ]
Your local library might have closed its physical doors, but its digital holdings are still open to the public—and at all hours.Free loans on ebooks, movies, audiobooks, and magazines represent just one aspect of your library’s offerings for enrichment. Your library might also let you read... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2020-04-08 10:00:00 UTC ]