The link below is to an article that considers the ebook subscription model – does it work?
For more visit:
http://the-digital-reader.com/2015/06/26/on-judging-whether-subscription-ebooks-work/
Tag Archives: lending
With $5.3M In Funding, Entitle Launches E-Book Service Emphasizing Ownership And Big Titles
Sourcebooks, Overdrive launch pilot to demonstrate the impact of ebook library lending on sales
Article: Libraries & Ebook Lending
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
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: Ebook Lending
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/
BooksGravity: Ebook Lending Website
The link below is to an ebook lending website called BooksGravity. The site has over 80 000 ebooks available.
For more visit:
http://www.booksgravity.com/
Article: LendInk Site Suspended
The link below is to an article that reports on how the ebook lending site Lendlnk was suspended while doing nothing illegal.
For more visit:
http://www.geekosystem.com/ebook-lendink-shuttered/
Article: It can be Dangerous Lending Books
The link below is ton an article reporting on how a man threatened a woman with a sword, all because of a mistreated borrowed book.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/02/christopher-meusburger-minnesota-man-threatened-neighbor-sword-mistreated-book_n_1733016.html
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