Article: Penguin and Libraries – Ebooks

29 March 2013 by particularkev

Article: Libraries & Ebook Lending

30 December 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that looks at libraries and ebook lending.

For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/27/167649198/libraries-and-e-lending-the-wild-west-of-digital-licensing

Article: Ownshelf

12 December 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to another article on the startup ‘Ownshelf.’

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/share-epub-ebooks-with-ownshelf_b62169

Article: Problems for Oyster to Consider

19 October 2012 by particularkev

Oyster is working at becoming the Spotify of ebooks. The link below is to an article that outlines three issues that Oyster will need to confront in order to succeed.

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2012/10/17/three-questions-for-oyster-the-would-be-netflix-for-books/

Article: Oyster – The Proposed Spotify of Ebooks

16 October 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article about startup ‘Oyster,’ that is trying to become the Spotify of ebooks.

For more visit:
http://gigaom.com/2012/10/10/can-oyster-be-the-spotify-of-books-3m-investment-says-yes/

Article: Libraries and Ebooks

14 October 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that considers the future of libraries in the digital age.

For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2011/04/04/135117829/the-future-of-libraries-in-the-e-book-age

Article: Ebook Lending

7 October 2012 by particularkev

There are a number of debates currently ongoing in the book industry – the ebook pricing war, blogging and book reviews, digitalisation of books, etc. A reasonably new area of debate has been that of ebook lending. The link below is to an article that looks at the ebook lending debate.

For more visit:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2012/09/why-is-ebook-lending-under-siege/