Comments on: Should Libraries Get Out of the eBook Business? http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/ by Bobbi Newman | I'm not that kind of librarian Fri, 17 May 2013 02:47:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Some Thoughts on Netflix, Streaming Video, and Libraries Part 1 | Being and Formulating http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/comment-page-2/#comment-26965 Some Thoughts on Netflix, Streaming Video, and Libraries Part 1 | Being and Formulating Wed, 23 May 2012 21:34:26 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=7020#comment-26965 [...] many of the issues media buyers have been struggling with for years. Needless to say, that hasn’t been going [...]

]]> By: Jessica http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/comment-page-2/#comment-26756 Jessica Mon, 14 May 2012 21:41:13 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=7020#comment-26756 While not a toddler, my 5 year old does have an e-reader and loves it. Many of her friends use them as well.
We aren’t “rich” but we knew for our family it was something worth saving and providing for her. We do storytime with both real books and Ebooks at our house. Ebooks aren’t the devil and they aren’t trying to drive away “real” books either. There is room for both.

I want my daughter to continue to love to read. And if she likes to read on an e-reader, I’m going to encourage that that. It’s actually much easier for her to have to keep up with ONE thing than the bags of books we used to lug around everywhere.

]]> By: Jessica http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/comment-page-2/#comment-26755 Jessica Mon, 14 May 2012 21:31:56 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=7020#comment-26755 I guess I am in the minority here. My library (Memphis Public) has a decent and easy system for checking out ebooks. They don’t have everything of course, but the waiting lists are always manageable (My longest wait is for Game of Thrones and in 2 weeks I’ve gone from 54th on the list to 17th) and the process to put them on my kindle (and take them off) couldn’t be simpler. A few clicks and it’s done. I LOVE checking out free ebooks even if they don’t have everything I want. I’ve read probably 40 books from the library ebook collection in the past 2.5 months. I’m not one to complain about FREE. I would love to see the system evolve and grow, but I am very happy with what they have to offer because they don’t have to offer anything.

]]> By: Listen To My Guest Appearance On The Bibliotech Podcast | Librarian by Day http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/comment-page-2/#comment-23903 Listen To My Guest Appearance On The Bibliotech Podcast | Librarian by Day Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:37:14 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=7020#comment-23903 [...] The now infamous ebooks post So grab a soda and some popcorn cuz it’s a long one and have a listen! [...]

]]> By: Ebook Readership Increases, Still Only 21% | Librarian by Day http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/comment-page-2/#comment-23878 Ebook Readership Increases, Still Only 21% | Librarian by Day Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:31:43 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=7020#comment-23878 [...] I was happy to see this number as I was taken task repeatedly for my estimate of 29% (most felt it was far too low) Those who have taken the plunge into reading e-books stand out in [...]

]]> By: M.Artis http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/comment-page-2/#comment-23870 M.Artis Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:14:21 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=7020#comment-23870 I work at a academic library were our patrons is exposed to very few ebooks. We have very few patrons that even ask about them. One of the main reasons could be that we having really publicize the few that we do actually have.

]]> By: Circulate ereaders, not ebooks « bringyournoise http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/comment-page-2/#comment-23843 Circulate ereaders, not ebooks « bringyournoise Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:00:08 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=7020#comment-23843 [...] both thoughtful and thought-provoking discussions. Some of my favorites can be found here (Librarian by Day); here (Agnostic, Maybe) and here (Will Unwound). There are many more–too [...]

]]> By: Things I’ve been reading – March 2012 « Libraries, the universe and everything http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/comment-page-2/#comment-23812 Things I’ve been reading – March 2012 « Libraries, the universe and everything Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:31:30 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=7020#comment-23812 [...] Should libraries get out of the ebook business? I always enjoy Bobbi Newman’s posts, and this is a particularly thought-provoking one. The library I work in hasn’t had to engage with ebooks yet but I’ve been following the press about them and I found myself agreeing with the points Bobbi makes. I’m certainly inclined to believe that providing no service is sometimes better than providing a meagre service hung about with caveats, especially in a world of limited resources, and would find it hard to argue against a library which decided to ditch ebooks in favour of improving provision elsewhere in the collection. That said, decisions clearly need to be informed by user requirements, and there might be some sectoral differences too (as I understand it Bobbi is writing about the public library perspective). As with most things in life, I guess there isn’t a black-and-white solution. [...]

]]> By: Bibliotheken en het Digitale Leven in Maart 2012 | Dee'tjes http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/comment-page-2/#comment-23808 Bibliotheken en het Digitale Leven in Maart 2012 | Dee'tjes Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:43:07 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=7020#comment-23808 [...] Toch wel aantal negatieve berichten: Dagblad De Pers is ermee gestopt (PDF laatste nr) en in België maken ze het bont Rightsholders Group to Charge Libraries for Reading Books to Kids. Maar ook heel wat positiefs: de KB is de digitale bieb van t jaar en er is een jubileumnummer van de IP . Deze maand veel bijeenkomsten: DigBib  (db2012) konden de niet-aanwezigen volgen want Jan Klerk heeft life geblogd, eerste Nederlandse unconference  LibraryCampNL was een succes  -met een interessant ter plekke samengesteld programma, motiverende gesprekken en niet te vergeten geweldige cakes- en met Prissma zijn we naar NEN geweest -en daar heb ik over geblogd- [...]

]]> By: Linda Marazoni http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/comment-page-2/#comment-23764 Linda Marazoni Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:13:36 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=7020#comment-23764 This is a great thread. I’ve really enjoyed reading it. I recently discovered the wonderful service the library provides for us and I usually have 4 or 5 books (paper) checked out. Having a limited income, I don’t want our libraries to go away. But, I have been uneasy about the slow growth of ebooks in the library (because I fear that will be their demise if they don’t offer as many ebooks as they do paper books in the future) and that is what brought me here. I have a couple of ideas that I would like to throw out as ‘food for thought’. When and if ebooks do become a large offering in public libraries, what about offering a service that allows the reader to purchase the book? I know that I often purchase my own copy of a book when I really, really like it. This may provide some leverage when negotiating with the publishers. Also, I think it would be TERRIFIC if libraries would offer a web account like ‘goodreads.com’ within the library’s web service. I use ‘goodreads.com’ to find books others recommend, to indicate I have read a book, to list books I want to read, to find books in a series by one author, etc. I would love for this to be offered by my library.

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