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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Protestors hoping to prevent The Women's Library from moving from its East End home are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Maria Miller, the newly-appointed secretary of state for culture, media and sport, has continued... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson has spoken out in support of libraries, arguing that it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson will be showing her support for libraries and independent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Waterstones m.d. Tim Coates plans to help campaigners re-open Kensal Rise Library by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House UK has joined Bloomsbury's Public Library Online, with titles available on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaigners trying to create a community library in Kensal Rise have raised nearly half the money... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]