“In an effort to help the relationship between libraries and publishers when it comes to e-books, the American Library Association recently released a scorecard that asks library staff members to rate e-book offerings from ...
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A novel (sorry for the pun) idea. Delete the scoop?
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Reviews advantages and disadvantages of e-books etc for children and learning Delete the scoop?
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Douglas County library service (Colorado) have issued their latest price comparison, showing what ebooks are available for them to "buy", and at what price. Their bone of contention is the higher p... Delete the scoop?
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All of the Big Six publishers have, for the first time, agreed to make e-books available to public library users. Delete the scoop?
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12% of e-book readers have borrowed an e-book from a library. Those who use libraries are pretty heavy readers, but most are not aware they can borrow e-books.
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Simon & Schuster to offer e-books to libraries Delete the scoop?
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Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books?
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Last autumn the DCMS commissioned an independent review of e-lending in public libraries in England. The panel took evidence from selected individuals and organisations representing a range of view...
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Stuart Kelly: The differences in format are beginning to change the nature of what we're reading, and how we do it Delete the scoop?
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PLASTERED on the wall of San Francisco’s main public library are 50,000 index cards, formerly entries in the library’s catalogue. The tomes they refer to may be... Delete the scoop?
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Ebooks made up 20% of the US consumer book industry in 2012, up from 15 ... Delete the scoop?
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Arguably, part of the problem that public libraries have faced in getting their e-lending role recognised is down to two key things. Firstly, although there are many glorious exceptions to this, ma... Delete the scoop?
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As part of an O'Reilly webcast last week, Andrew Savikas, CEO of Safari Books Online, described the benefits of running a subscription-based e-book service, which range from timing to royalty benefits. Delete the scoop?
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Hachette Book Group has announced that it will once again sell its frontlist ebook titles to libraries, beginning on May 8, 2013. Delete the scoop?
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Thousands of librarians are in town for the 100th annual meeting of the Texas Library Association at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
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After more than a year of squabbling with the European Commission in an anti-trust case involving Apple's deals with five publishers that regulators called a conspiracy to fix the price of e-books, the last holdout might be close ... Delete the scoop?
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How do blind and partially sighted people read eBooks and what difference have they made to people's lives? Find out why eBooks have had a big impact, and wh...
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E-books are getting the Spotify subscription model.
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So you just dropped some cash on a new e-reader. Now you're expected to pay more money to fill it up with content? Not necessarily – there are loads of places around the internet where you can score good books for the ...
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I wasn't aware of some of these sites. Delete the scoop?
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Breaking: Australian Government Mandates New eBook Initiative Delete the scoop?
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Initial link is to the press release with summary recommendations. This other link goes to the actual report and the government response https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/an-independent-review-of-e-lending-in-public-libraries-in-england
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The Bestselling US E-books of 2012 Booktrade.info It would be safe to say that the lackluster performance in mass market has a lot to do with the fact that readers are enjoying the convenience of the electronic devices instead of the more... Delete the scoop?
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