January/February 2012 Ebooks supplement
Features & Trends
Ebooks and School Libraries
By Christopher HarrisIn their efforts to implement ebooks, school libraries face a set of challenges that differ from those confronting their public and academic counterparts. In addition to the struggle they share with other types of libraries to offer current bestselling fiction ebooks, school libraries are also working to secure backlist fiction, curriculum-focused nonfiction, and multiple copies … Continue reading Ebooks and School Libraries →
A Publisher’s Perspective on Ebooks
By Andrea Fleck-NisbetIt was a rainy afternoon just before Thanksgiving in 2007 when I stood on a New York City sidewalk clutching my first e-reading device. I had just come from Amazon’s press conference where Jeff Bezos announced the launch of Kindle, a new e-reader designed to wirelessly deliver book content directly to customers in as little … Continue reading A Publisher’s Perspective on Ebooks →
Threats to Digital Lending
By Carrie RussellWhen the Kansas Digital Library Consortium’s contract with digital-content distributor OverDrive was up for renewal last year, two issues made Kansas State Librarian Joanne Budler decide it was time to move on and transfer the ebook titles to another vendor who could offer a better deal. First, OverDrive planned to raise license fees by almost … Continue reading Threats to Digital Lending →