Ebook Readership Increases, Still Only 21%

Before you get too excited about the 21% who have read an ebook in the last year compared it with the 22% who reported not reading a book at all. That compares with 22% who told us they had not read a book in the previous 12 months or didn’t answer a book-reading question in … Continue reading Ebook Readership Increases, Still Only 21% →

Why Amazon’s Lending Library is Not a Threat to Public Libraries

I had no idea that Amazon's announcement would signal the end of the world, or at least the end of public libraries, or as my friend & colleague Andy puts it, the library apocalypse or I would have included this in yesterday's post. First let's talk numbers about the Amazon Lending Library* Prime costs $79 a year, that's … Continue reading Why Amazon’s Lending Library is Not a Threat to Public Libraries →