Videos With A Brain Library Renewal Blog | Library Renewal Subscribe Via RSS Struggling to Satisfy Demand March 18, 2013 Posted in: Board Member Posts, Uncategorized the reality of the public library ebook marketplace reflected in usage data from a selection of public libraries Matt Weaver, Board member, Library Renewal March 2013 In order to serve our constituents with electronic content, libraries need to be able to understand how our collections are being used. Sidebar : Ebooks in libraries – Key Dates: Jan. 2011 – Jun. 2012 HCOD – Feb 24, 2011: Overdrive announces HarperCollins’ 26 checkout limit on its ebook titles. KNDL – Sept 21, 2011: Kindle support comes to Overdrive. PNG1 - Nov 21, 2011: Penguin restricts access to library lending of new titles PNG2 – Feb 10, 2012: Penguin ends library lending of digital content. RAND – March 2, 2012: Random House announces new pricing: some per-title increases were as high as 300 Purpose and Scope This period has been critical in laying the groundwork for ebook wars among library vendors. Data Sources Yes.
stickybits / explore & score™ Feuilleton-Einheitsbrei: Liebe Zeitungen, so macht ihr euch überflüssig - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten - Kultur Kommt es mir nur so vor, oder steht in allen Zeitungen dasselbe? Als gäbe es nur noch ein Thema, die Verkäuflichkeit. Als gäbe es nur mehr ein Indiz für Qualität: Besucherrekorde, Auflagenbestseller, Chart-Platzierungen? Das Feuilleton. Irgendwann einmal, als es noch Studienräte gab, die Umschreibung für freundliche Bildungsbürger, was die Umschreibung für Menschen mit einem Theaterabonnement war, leistete es Orientierungshilfe in der Flut neuer Bücher, Platten und Filme. Der Studienrat saß am Wochenende in seiner Bibliothek, er schmunzelte, weil er das Wort schmunzeln so mochte, trank einen Roten und studierte mit einem Bleistift die Empfehlungen der Kulturexperten. Es gab neben dieser geheimen schützenswerten Welt dessen, was der Bildungsbürger für Kunst hielt, noch den Bereich des Trivialen, der Blockbuster-Filme, der Kochbücher von TV-Moderatoren, der Romane, die das Thema Traummannsuche behandelten. Fan-Artikel-Kiosk des Fernsehens
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Internetpiraten: Mehr als 60 Prozent aller E-Books sind gestohlen - Nachrichten Wirtschaft - Webwelt & Technik Artikel per E-Mail empfehlen Mehr als 60 Prozent aller E-Books sind gestohlen Illegale Download-Jäger sind der Musik-und Filmbranche immer einen Schritt voraus. Verheerend ist die Lage laut Studie aber bei E-Books. Illegale Download-Jäger sind der Musik-und Filmbranche immer einen Schritt voraus. Die Internet-Piraterie ist für die Buchbranche verheerender als bislang angenommen. Für die repräsentative Untersuchung des Markforschungsinstituts GfK wurden 10.000 Bundesbürger ab zehn Jahre nach der Art ihrer Internetnutzung befragt. "Die Situation ist so unerträglich geworden, dass wir fordern, dass rechtsstaatliche Verhältnisse im Internet tatsächlich hergestellt werden." Foto: Infografik Welt Online Tatsächlich haben der Studie zufolge 42 Prozent aller E-Book-Downloader im vergangenen Jahr durchschnittlich 18 E-Books aus dem Netz illegal heruntergeladen, was etwa 14 Millionen Exemplaren entspricht. Fernseh-/TV-Serien: 5,8 Millionen Spiel-/Kinofilme: 4,3 Millionen PC-/Video-Games: 3,6 Millionen
Silicon Valley Watcher - at the intersection of technology and media: MediaWatch Archives Clara Jeffrey, Co-Editor, Mother Jones interviews Matt Taibbi. Matt Taibbi, the former Wall Street beat reporter for Rolling Stone, and now heading a digital magazine for Pierre Omidyar’s First Look Media, spoke at the Commonwealth Club’s Inforum event Thursday in San Francisco. Taibbi was promoting his book, “The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap” described by Timothy Noah in the New York Times, “as infuriating as it is impossible to put down.” Here are some of my notes from the evening: Stephan Buckley at Poynter, reported on a meeting hosted by Pierre Omidyar, the billionaire founder of First Look Media, with “about a dozen high-profile editors, journalism educators, industry analysts, and former reporters… to listen to his vision, dissect his emerging strategy and offer advice on both.” The $250 million venture has hired two high profile reporters, Glen Greenwald and Matt Taibbi, each heading their own digital magazine, with more announcements to come. John F.
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