Ebooks in 2015: Trends and Forecasts Part 1 & 2 | Council of Chief Librarians

Ebooks in 2015: Trends and Forecasts Part 1 by Nancy K. Herther
Posted as a NewsBreak at Information Today Inc. On January 13, 2015

“In 2014, two library systems—Toronto Public Library and King County Library System in Washington—experienced more than 2 million checkouts from OverDrive. Additionally, eight library systems had circulations of more than 1 million. These numbers include ebooks, audiobooks, streaming music and video, and electronic periodicals. Clearly, e-reading is becoming a staple in libraries across North America.” Read the entire article http://goo.gl/fJYda3

Ebooks in 2015: Trends and Forecasts Part 2 by Nancy K. Herther
Posted as a NewsBreak at Information Today On January 20, 2015

“With all of the Big Five publishers now agreeing to ebook-lending terms with libraries, we are finally seeing stability on this point across the book industry. Additionally, we are also starting to see publishers setting up their own sales/access portals as well as working with vendors and other distribution channels.” more>> http://goo.gl/FtYeQ9