Communities secretary Eric Pickles has described worries about the future of public libraries as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 1,000 library staff will lose their jobs in the next 12 months, according to a new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Croydon Council has chosen the private company it wants to run its 13 libraries, with John... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The largest children’s library in Mexico—Biblioteca BS-IBBY México—in Mexico City boasts some 25,000 titles, of which more than 3,000 are in digital format. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Latin America, ebooks are a huge opportunity for governments to provide their citizens with access to quality content while overcoming the problem of distribution. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Library campaigners have called government plans to scrap equalities assessments and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newcastle City Council has announced plans to close 10 of its 18 libraries as it looks to make... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK libraries are under pressure to deliver ebooks, but evolving technology standards, limited budgets and low demand mean general uncertainty clouds its future. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin will refresh its ebook lending system later today, according to a report from the New York Times. The publisher will start lending out its titles in Los Angeles and Cleveland, mimicking the program that trialled (despite some DRM issues) in New York. Public library users can even expect... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
OverDrive surveyed library users and found they buy an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month, with 35% buying after borrowing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaigners hoping to save Kensal Rise Library from being turned into flats are staging a protest... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and library suppliers say the UK academic library market is faring better than... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Today (31st October) is the closing date for booking a place at the Speak Up for Libraries event... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kensal Rise Library will be sold for flats, after its owner, All Souls College, Oxford, decided... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
An advertising-funded library e-lending system was among the topics discussed at a Libraries All... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's Kindle Owners' Lending Library has grown considerably since launching in the US, and it looks like the company's finally decided it was time to let some other countries in on the service as well. It announced today that Amazon Prime members in the UK, Germany and France would all have... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former children's laureate Michael Morpurgo has spoken out in defence of libraries, calling... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Friends of Manchester Central Library are celebrating what they hail "a u-turn" by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Select Committee Report into library closures will not be released until the end of October... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Mollet, the c.e.o. of the Publishers Association, has told Channel 4 News that library e-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]