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Tippecanoe County Public Library's circulating eReader program
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CHECK OUT OUR
EREADERS!
Quick and Easy eReaders
YOUR HOST
COMING ATTRACTIONS
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
eBook Checkouts
COMING ATTRACTIONS
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Questions
• How many?
• One kind or a variety?
• Tablets or eReaders?
• Preloaded or not?
• Checkout rules/contract?
• Cost/replacement fee?
• Funding?
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Library Foundation Annual Appeal
Raised $15,000
FEATURE PRESENTATION
Kindle Paperwhite - $119
Cover - $29
Content - $10 each, 20 to start
Total - $348
FEATURE PRESENTATION
Why Kindles?
• Whispercast device management
• Push new titles and settings from one web console
• Lock down features
THE SETUP
Checkout rules
• 2 weeks, no renewal
• Cost for device and case listed on front
• No age restriction but all initial genres
adult focused
FAQ for staff
Checklist for Circulation
Basic customer instructions
THE SETUP
IT worked on the configuration
Blocked Amazon Store
Web Browser
Factory Reset
THE SETUP
THE SETUP
THE SETUP
THE SETUP
ACT I
30 eReaders preloaded with about 20 titles each
• 3 - Fiction Bestsellers
• 3 - NonFiction Bestsellers
• 3 - Mystery
• 3 - Fiction
• 3 - Biography
• 1 each of Business, Dystopian, Fantasy, Gentle Reads, Historical
Fiction, History, Physical Science, Police Procedural, Romance,
Science Fiction, Social Science, Thriller, Travel, True Crime, Women’s
Fiction.
ACT II
Cords /adaptors are separate checkouts
• Kindle Paperwhites did not come with usb power adapters!
Each eReader is charged overnight
before the next checkout
Circulation staff check the device
for damage and settings.
ACT III
FINALE
Checkouts have been steady
30 devices have checked out 217 times in 18 weeks
Fiction titles average 7.6 checkouts, Nonfiction 6.6 checkouts
Not many holds, may be more of an impulse
Mystery, Biography and Historical Fiction are the most popular
OUTTAKES
Kindle Paperwhites can increase font size but do NOT have text
to speech.
You must provide an accessible option for any customers who
request it.
Kindle Fire and iPads seem to have the most accessible options.
Very few actual e-ink readers with TTS, used to be more.
OUTTAKES
SEQUEL?
Currently taking purchase suggestions for new titles
No plans yet to expand hardware
Positive feedback from customers
• “Neat idea!”
• “This is so great, I love this”
• “Nice that you have this”
• “Great, but I wish I could download my own ebooks”
CREDITS
Questions?
Neal Starkey MLS
Tippecanoe County Public Library
765-429-0106
