Overall, OverDrive reps said 2023 was another banner year for library e-books, with North American public libraries seeing a 55% increase in digital checkouts in 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
Over the course of the 90-minute hearing, Judge John G. Koeltl appeared unmoved by the IA's fair use claims and unconvinced that the publishers’ market for library e-books was not impacted by the practice known as controlled digital lending. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
A year after a federal judge struck down Maryland's groundbreaking library e-book law, library advocates are backing revised legislation they say can help ensure “fair and equitable licensing terms" for library e-books while avoiding the thorny copyright issue that doomed Maryland’s effort. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
Increasingly, books are something that libraries do not own but borrow from the corporations that do. Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2021-09-02 10:00:00 UTC ]
Arts Council England (ACE) is awarding £152,000 to help public libraries buy e-books and digital audio products after demand soared during the pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-21 11:35:36 UTC ]
In the wake of the pandemic, can publishers and libraries finally hash out their differences? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Why the rapid shift to digital library services necessitated by the Covid-19 crisis could help chart a new, more productive course for the digital library market long term. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a memo to authors and agents, Macmillan CEO John Sargent asserted that 45% of Macmillan’s U.S. “e-book reads” were now 'being borrowed for free' from libraries," and said the publisher's new terms are "designed to protect the value of your books during their first format publication." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
Why Tor’s decision to embargo new ebook releases in libraries is a wake-up call for librarians. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The ALA Digital Content Working Group is ending, but the conversation about ebooks in libraries is not. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
SimplyE, a new app from the New York Public Library reduces the once-cumbersome process of checking out library ebooks to three clicks or less. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dubbed the “Indie Rock Stars” module, the program will launch with the participation of some 90 authors, and will include at least 18 New York Times bestselling books and more than 30 award-winning novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]