public libraries, ebooks and the digital divide
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My part of the TLA Publications Advisory Board panel presentation at the 2013 Tennessee Library Association Conference on April 25. Fellow panelists included Alison DePollo, Amy York, Meredith Goins and Martha Earl.TRANSCRIPT
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