Some library patrons reported waiting lists for popular e-books, or that the library e-book wasn't offered in a format compatible with their device.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
Pew asked people who don't already borrow library e-books whether they might avail themselves of library programs that would prepare them for using e-books.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
Barber got me wondering the same question about the 21st Century e-library.
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Publishers have largely resisted e-book library lending because they're concerned it might undermine their own e-book sales.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
But evidence indicates that publishers may not have much to fear from library e-book lending -- just like they haven't been hurt by library lending of print editions of current bestsellers.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
But, interestingly, slightly more library e-books borrowers told Pew that when they want to find an e-book, the first place they look is an online bookstore -- not the library.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
So why is the publishing industry in a huff about e-book library lending?
Of the six largest publishers in the U.S., only two have full-fledged library e-book lending programs: HarperCollins and Random House.
At least one major publisher is warming up to library e-book lending.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
Before libraries and publishers can come together and agree how to solve the problem of library e-book lending, they probably will have to understand each other.
In fact, 58% of library patrons have no idea they can borrow e-books from their library.
Sony Reader customers can use the company's Library Finder software and check out e-books with a valid library card.
Still, well over half of U.S. library card holders don't know whether their local public library lends e-books, according to a new Pew report.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon will soon launch a subscription-based book service, charging a monthly fee for access to a library of e-books.
To match that, Sony has partnered with OverDrive, a distributor of e-books to libraries, to offer its customers easy access to the local library's collection of e-books.
To find out whether your public library lends out e-books, check their website or ask a librarian.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
How much would you pay to have your whole library on your e-reader?
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However, in March, one of the largest U.S. publishers, Random House, suddenly increased its library pricing for e-books by as much as 300%.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
Pew also found that 12% of all Americans age 16 and older who read e-books have borrowed an e-book from a library in the past year -- and they're generally pretty happy with the experience.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
Furthermore over half of e-book users who also hold library cards told Pew that they prefer to buy -- not borrow -- their e-books.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
This decision does not effect any e-book titles currently in library circulation.
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Did you know that you can borrow e-books from your local library?
The American Library Association has just issued a statement demanding that library access to the e-books impacted by this decision be restored.
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Penguin, for instance, is embarking on its library lending pilot with e-book distributor (and German industrial giant) 3M, some say because it may not want to do business with OverDrive.
The KAUST Library emphasizes support for "e-science" through its digital repository, web-based services, data curation, and full exploitation of the University's extraordinary IT infrastructure.
The Digital Shift blog is reporting that as of today, Penguin Group USA will no longer permit any library lending of its new e-book titles.
FORBES: Penguin Group Has Halted Library Lending For E-Books
Publishers fear that if readers realize they can borrow e-books for free from their local library, they might not buy them as much.
About a third would be at least somewhat likely to take library classes on how to download e-books onto handheld devices (including smartphones), or classes on how to use an e-reader or tablet computer.
CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?
That looks to be on the tentative mend, as the publisher and 3M have together cut deals with the Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library to bring Penguin's e-book catalog back as part of a test program.
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Under the settlement agreement, the library will not acquire any additional e-readers for patron use that exclude persons who are blind or others with disabilities who need accessible features such as text-to-speech functions or the ability to access menus through audio or tactile options.
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