Ebooks
Minitex News articles tagged with "Ebooks" (47):
Project MUSE Announces New 2017 Ebook Collections
Project MUSE is pleased to announce that pricing for the 2017 MUSE book collections is now available.
November is National American Indian Heritage Month
November is National American Indian Heritage Month.
In celebration of this month, here are a few titles from Ebooks Minnesota:
Print vs. Digital Books Infographic
Thanks to MetroBriefs for sharing a great infographic article about the future of books and the print vs. digital argument.
NISO Virtual Conference: E-Books
The growth of digital books in the broader market has slowed. But it has settled at a significant portion of the popular book market.
Self-Published Ebooks on the Rise
According to a recent Author Earnings report, there have been some interesting trends relating to the Big Five publishers and self-published authors.
Libraries (including Minitex) make ebooks easier
A recent Library Journal article announced the launch of a new ebook app from New York Public Library (NYPL) called SimplyE.
ALA 2016 Vendor Exhibits: Total Boox
I visited the Total Boox booth at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida and spoke with their CEO Yoav Lorch.
ALA 2016 Vendor Exhibits: Odilo and Hoopla
Two vendors who have entered the North American e-content distribution marketplace somewhat recently are Odilo and Hoopla; I visited both of these vendors at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference.
Bibliotheca introduces pay-per-use ebook pricing
Biblioteca has announced plans to provide pay-per-use pricing for ebooks. Blackstone Audio and Hachette Audio will be a part of the service's initial offerings. Discussions are underway with other publishers, however.
A group of pilot libraries will test the service, and Biblioteca plans to release it broadly later this year. The Cloud Library's up-front pricing model will continue to be available, alongside the new service.
Minitex awarded $695,000 federal grant to enhance ebooks app
Library users will more easily access ebooks across multiple systems thanks to SimplyE, a free app for phones and tablets that is being further developed at Minitex, a joint program of the University of Minnesota Libraries and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.