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Ebook economics: Are libraries screwed?
“Kindling” by Flickr user oskay The advance of ebooks will no doubt bring much good. As often with technological change, we probably can’t even predict what wonderful new things will emerge! But we...
View ArticleWhy are you for killing libraries?
Publishing idea-man Mike Shatzkin recently wrote a provocative blog post, “Why are you for killing bookstores?” He lays out the uncomfortable facts: “Although there are probably few people reading this...
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Reading alone: How ebooks will kill the smallest libraries
A shelf at a church library catalogued by LibraryThing members. (See other flash-mob cataloging events.) I’ve argued before (1, 2) that ebooks will hurt or even kill traditional libraries. I’d like to...
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The Brigadoon Library!
Techcrunch just reported an interesting development with Barnes and Noble’s Nook eReader, a feature called “Read in Store.” The idea is simple. If you’ve got a Nook and you’re in a physical Barnes and...
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The magical $0.50: Why ebook economics don’t work in libraries.
A publisher counts its library ebook money. Ebooks are hot, and libraries are noticing. The public library conversation about ebooks is also heating up. Unfortunately, much of the conversation ignores...
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Feedback loops in eBook success
“How big will ebooks get?” A lot hangs on that question. Right now ebooks represent perhaps 7% of the total book market. A world where they rise to 20% or 25% and stop rising differs substantially from...
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Library Friendly…
This publisher has pledged to support eBook lending for libraries.(Find out more.) The idea arose from an email I wrote on Web4Lib, which argued the rather dismal economics of ebooks in libraries, and...
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New group: “Books in 2025—The Future of the Book World”
I’ve started a new discussion group LibraryThing Group, Books in 2025. The group aims to centralize and restart a site-wide conversation about the future of books and reading. It’s a conversation...
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The downward spiral of ownership and value
This is one in a series of posts on the challenges of ebooks. Conversation about the topic is hosted by the Books in 2025 group. See the discussion topic there. opinion by Tim A recent blog post at...
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One-Click Access to OverDrive in Library Anywhere
We’re pleased to announce that Library Anywhere, our mobile product, now has one-click access to OverDrive! You can add a search OverDrive button to your Library Anywhere homepage. This doesn’t take...
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