Simon and Schuster begins ebook pilot projects with libraries in New York
Great news for libraries, the last of the big 6 (big 5 now I guess) has begun a pilot project to license content to several libraries in New York. Below are links to several articles and blog posts....
View ArticleALA’s 3rd supplement on ebooks and digital content now available
The third supplement on ebooks and digital content from American Libraries examines both the big picture and the nitty-gritty of libraries and publishing, looking at how libraries are evolving in...
View ArticleALA launches “Authors for Library E-books” campaign
CHICAGO —Today, Maureen Sullivan, president of the American Library Association (ALA), announced the launch of “Authors for Library Ebooks,” a new initiative that asks authors to stand with libraries...
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NSR’s eBook vendor updates from the ALA annual conference
I attended the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago and have several updates on eBook vendor offerings, initiatives, and activities. Vendors and initiatives are listed in alphabetical order. This...
View ArticleDepartment of Commerce needs input on digital first sale by November 13
Several blogs and news sources are reporting on a public meeting regarding the first sale doctrine as it relates to digital files. Teleread’s Juli Monroe posted last Thursday. In her post she said,...
View ArticleUnglue.it 2.0, “Buy to Unglue”
Unglue.it is now testing the next phase of their program, 2.0. The new “Buy to Unglue” campaigns use the ebook as an instant reward for supporting a campaign. They built a free ebook lending platform...
View ArticleReadersFirst Guide to Library E-book Vendors, a new publication from the...
Take a look at this new publication (link updated 1/15/14 at 2:30 with new edition) from the ReadersFirst Coalition. If you aren’t familiar with ReadersFirst, here is a bit more about them: Libraries...
View ArticleDouglas County Libraries and CLic move forward with statewide ebook pilot...
Douglas County Libraries (DCL) and partner the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) were awarded a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant of $209,460 for their project proposal, “eVoke 2.0:...
View ArticleALA press release regarding Adobe data breach, action expected next week
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) decries confirmed reader data breaches by Adobe and calls for immediate corrective action to encrypt and protect reader information. The plain text...
View ArticleALA and ARL oppose eBook accessibility waiver petition
ALA and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) renewed their opposition to a petition filed by the Coalition of E-book Manufacturers seeking a waiver from complying with disability legislation and...
View ArticleALA Video – E-books and Digital Content
American Library Association video, with a special message from ALA President, Maureen Sullivan – E-books and Digital Content
View ArticleIFLA launches principles, research and advice for eLending in Libraries
Picked this up from the ALA Council listserv: IFLA is pleased to launch a new set of resources relating to eBooks and libraries. Providing access to eBooks is one of the most pressing issues facing...
View ArticleOpen eBooks Opens World of Digital Reading to Children for Free
Major publishers contribute thousands of titles to benefit students in need February 24, 2016 – Open eBooks, a new initiative and e-reader app that will make thousands of popular, top-selling eBooks...
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NSR invites publishers and vendors to support EveryLibrary’s efforts to...
EveryLibrary—a nonprofit social welfare organization chartered to work on local library ballot initiatives and the only national organization dedicated to political action at a local level to create...
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Not all libraries are created equal. What would the world be if they were?
According to an article I recently read in the New York Times, Merryl H. Tisch, the former chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, and her husband, James S. Tisch, the president and chief...
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Library for All — not another ebook collection, but rather an idea
It has been a pleasure and an honor to write about various free ebook collections for the No Shelf Required community. I believe we share a number of commonalities about reading and ways to make it...
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Flood victims in Peru receive free ebooks to continue their education [via...
From an Odilo press release: ODILO, the Spanish startup tech/eBook company, will provide all children in Peru with free technology due to the horrible floods that wreaked havoc there at the end of...
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Follett and EveryLibrary partner to advocate for K-12 Libraries
The focus of this new partnership between Follett (the largest provider of educational materials and technology solutions to PreK-12 libraries, classrooms, learning centers and school districts in the...
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StoryCorps and the Great Thanksgiving Listen
Besides engaging with what authors and performers have created through audiobooks, the sound of storytelling extends to creating and listening to family stories, neighborhood stories, captured memories...
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End of the Year Listening
This week we take a half-step east of audiobooks per se to listen to recordings of live performances by a poet and a comedian. Both expressive forms are intended for auditory consumption and, in these...
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