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Baker & Taylor has just made it easier to check out and download library ebooks. They’ve just announced axisReader, a new reading app for Android, iPad, and iPhone which is integrated into B&T’s Axis360 platform.
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When Hachette announced yesterday that they would soon be selling their ebook front list to libraries there was one key detail that they left out. The press release mentioned the extortionate prices that Hachette planned to charge for the ebooks, but it didn’t mention which of the library ebook vendors will be carrying the ebooks.
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In a surprising move today, Hachette has announced that they will be relaxing their restrictions on library ebook sales.
Hachette had previously limited libraries to only buying from a limited selection of 3,500 back list titles, but as of today libraries in the US and around the world will be able to buy any ebook title published by Hachette (and available in their region). The publisher also plans to make newly released ebooks available to libraries simultaneous with the paper edition.
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One of the last remaining holdouts among the Big Six Five publishers announced today that they were launching a new program to test the idea of selling ebooks to public libraries.
Simon & Schuster is starting a one year pilot in which they plan to “sell” ebooks to the Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and the Queens Library. These 3 libraries, which serve a combined population of over 8.3 million, will have the option of buying from the publishing company’s complete catalog. The ebook titles will be sold under a 1 year license, after which they will expire and need to be repurchased.
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The state of Massachusetts is looking to get into ebooks in a big way. Last week the Massachusetts Library System put out an RFP (request for proposal) for a new statewide library ebook program. They’re asking for ebook vendors and tech companies to submit proposals for a pilot program that will encompass 50 different libraries across the state.
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The Financial Times has an article on the NYPL on its website this week and it’s raising some eyebrows.
The article looks at the general change in direction that the New York Public Library has taken in the past few years in de-emphasizing the warehousing of books in favor of creating spaces for people to use and adding new ways for library patrons to access information.
If you’re not already familiar with the controversy surrounding the NYPL’s plans to de-emphasize books, it’s an interesting read. But there was one detail in particular than caught some attention:
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If you shared my dismay yesterday when you read the details about Macmillan’s library ebook pilot then I have something to cheer you up. A new bill has been proposed in the Conn.General Assembly that would require publishers to sell ebooks to libraries.
Some information on the proposed law is already online, but I am hoping that the actual law is more detailed and specific in the conditions and requirements. I can see a couple serious loopholes in the proposed bill, which states:
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It’s been some 4 months since Macmillan announced they were considering how to begin offering ebooks to libraries, and today they finally released details of the pilot.
Macmillan will begin their first ebook library lending program by the end of the Q1 2013. They plan to initially test the idea with 1,200 backlist titles from their Minotaur Books imprint.
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There’s a library conference coming up later this week so all the vendors have been sharing their big news.
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Library ebooks are facing some hostility from the major publishers but that doesn’t mean that library patrons are being turned away. Earlier this week OverDrive put out a press release touting the great year they had in 2012, and by any account it was a very good year.
According to OD, their catalog now includes content in 65 languages, including 300,000 titles added in 2012. They offer over 1 million ebook, audiobook, music, and video titles which were checked out 70 million digital times in 2012.
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