eqs 2012 ebooks: behind the headlines
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Ebooks: Behind the headlines
Brian R. Kraft, Washington County Library
Rita Baladad, Minitex
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/146980765.html
$5.00
Barnes & Noble to customer
Agency model
“Big Six” publishers to Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, other distributors
$5.00Traditional
model
$4.00
Amazon to customer
Apple to customer$5.00, publisher
and distributor split profit
Amazon to customer
Apple to customer $6.00
Barnes & Noble to customer
$6.00
distributor keeps profit
(or loss)
Agency Model vs. Traditional/Wholesale Model
“Big Six” publishers to Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, other distributors
http://gigaom.com/2012/04/11/the-e-book-wars-who-is-less-evil-amazon-or-book-publishers/
http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/consumers-upset-and-confused-over-e-book-pricing/?et_mid=551778&rid=188482864
http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/
Purchasing an eBook from Online Bookstore
Search Store Purchase title Download via
WiFi
Customer owns the title.
Accessing an eBook from a Public Library
Search eBook Catalog
Checked out – place hold
Available – checkout inKindle, PDF, EPUB
Download via WiFi
Unless Penguin, via USB
Open in Adobe Digital Editions Transfer to
device via USB
Open appDownload to tablet
EPUB,PDF download to computer
Kind
leeR
eade
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Library leases the title & allows users to read through Digital Rights Management.
The Major Publishers
The Major PublishersWorking with Public Libraries
Tripled prices in March
Limits Checkouts to 26
The Major PublishersWorking with Public Libraries
http://srpubliclibrary.org/whatsnew/did-you-know-your-library-cant-buy-ebooks-from-many-publishe.html
http://douglascountylibraries.org/content/ebooks-and-DCL
http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/the-rise-of-e-reading/
Pew Internet & American Life Project: The rise of e-readingPublished April 4, 2012
Adults reading eBooks
December 2011
17%
February 2012
21%
Total Adults who own eReader or Tablet
29%
Read eContent (books, magazines, newspaper)
43%
eBooks vs. Print
eBooks preferredWhile traveling
Want a title to read now
50/50 Reading in bed
print preferredReading with children
Sharing with family/friends
Average eBook reader
• Reads more books (both eBooks and print)
• Spends more time reading
• Is under the age of 50
• Has some college education
• Earns household income $50,000+
• Purchases books rather than borrows
When looking for a particular ebook, where do you go first?
75%Online bookstore
or website
12%Public library
http://www.newstimes.com/opinion/article/Keith-Miller-Why-need-new-library-when-e-books-3396818.php
Questions to ponder as we go forward
Will everyone own a device in the future?
Can everyone afford to purchase all the eBooks they read?
Can libraries continue to offer books for those who cannot?
How long before most books are only available as eBooks?
Will the publishers work with libraries?
Will libraries own or just lease content?
Will Digital Rights Management continue?
Questions?
