PUBLIC LIBRARIESEBOOKSAND THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE
Tennessee Library Association 2013 Conference Publications Advisory Board Panel Presentation
Poverty Level
Devices & the Divide
Public Libraries
http://everyoneon.org/
One on One
2001 (NOV) – HarperCollins signs deal with Overdrive to distribute eBooks.
2008 (MAR) – Random House signs with Overdrive. 6,500 titles.
2010 (APR) – Hachette stops selling any new titles to libraries. Backlist remains.
2011 (FEB) – HarperCollins institutes the 26-check out expiration.2011 (MAR) – Amazon establishes it’s own lending library.
2012 (FEB) – Penguin cancels Overdrive contract.2012 (MAR) – Random House hikes price of books by 3x.2012 (JUN) – Penguin and 3M in test with NYPL and Brooklyn Public.2012 (SEP) – Hachette raises prices by 2x.2012 (OCT) – Penguin test successful, rolled out to others.2012 (OCT) – Amazon extends lending library to UK, Germany and France.
2013 (MAR) – Macmillan makes 1,200 titles available.2013 (MAY) – S&S announces ALL titles available in test with 3M and Axis360.
http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/public-libraries-corporate-publishers-and-ebooksApril 18, 2013
http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Ebook_Scorecard.pdf
http://evoke.cvlsites.org/files/2013/04/DCL-Pricing-Comparison-4-3-13.pdf
http://www.direct.ed.gov/RepayCalc/poverty.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2012/11/tennessees-poverty-rate-12th-highest.html
http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/01/23/tablet-and-e-book-reader-ownership-nearly-double-over-the-holiday-gift-giving-period/
http://www.connectedtn.org/survey-results/residential
http://www.ala.org/news/state-americas-libraries-report-2013
http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/files/pld/pdf/ebook_guidance.pdf
http://everyoneon.org
http://www.artcirclelibrary.info/
https://www.brentwood-tn.org/index.aspx?page=704#iPAD
http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/ebooks-digital-content
http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/public-libraries-corporate-publishers-and-ebooks
http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Ebook_Scorecard.pdf
http://evoke.cvlsites.org/files/2013/04/DCL-Pricing-Comparison-4-3-13.pdf
http://evoke.cvlsites.org/2013/04/04/its-no-joke-douglas-county-librarys-latest-ebook-price-comparison/
http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/ebooktoolkit