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The Ins and Outs of E-Books

The Ins and Outs of E-Books. Andrea Adkins, Washington County Public Library - Marietta Lea Carrigan , Fairfield County District Library Cari Dubiel , Twinsburg Public Library. OLC Chapter Conferences 2012. E-Books: A Moving Target What’s Changing?. Lending models and vendors

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The Ins and Outs of E-Books

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  1. The Ins and Outs of E-Books Andrea Adkins, Washington County Public Library - Marietta Lea Carrigan, Fairfield County District Library CariDubiel, Twinsburg Public Library OLC Chapter Conferences 2012

  2. E-Books: A Moving Target What’s Changing? • Lending models and vendors • Publishers' decisions of what to lend and not to lend • How to download from our main vendor (OverDrive) • New devices every day • Society's conception of a "book" - Self-published authors • Licensing

  3. What You’ll Learn Today • Current basics of downloading from OverDrive • Basic troubleshooting • An overview of collection development and licensing • Tips for training yourself and your staff • How to keep up and where to find help

  4. Downloading from OverDrive • Start at your library’s OverDrive site

  5. The Checkout Process • The same for all OverDrive sites • Choose a book – EPUB for most e-readers; Kindle for Kindle readers; also other formats (music, audiobooks) • Add to select list • Enter card number • Holds may be placed for checked-out items

  6. Downloading to Devices • Different for each device • iPad, Tablets and Smartphones: Download via the OverDrive Media Console app – from iTunes Store or Android Market (works with audio too) • Nooks and other e-readers: Download Adobe Digital Editions, transfer book to ADE, transfer from ADE to device (longest, most complicated process) • Kindles: Download wirelessly through Amazon or via USB • Audiobooks and Music: Transfer to MP3 player via OverDrive Media Console

  7. Basic Troubleshooting • Visit OverDrive’s Help page • Google • Talk to co-workers/library contacts for OverDrive • Call OverDrive

  8. Collection Development • Process depends on the vendor • OverDrive: Usually in a consortium environment (but not always); individual libraries in consortia may purchase through OverDrive Advantage • Titles are added almost immediately • Tools are available to choose titles such as holds reports, prepub announcements, and sale announcements • Titles purchased become available in both Kindle and EPUB format; audio must be purchased separately • Self-published and indie titles not always available

  9. Licensing/Sales to Libraries • Currently, e-books are licensed through DRM (digital rights management); EPUB are through Adobe and Kindle through Amazon • Random House is the only publisher that allows unrestricted sales to libraries • Hachette offers backlist titles only • HarperCollins allows up to 26 checkouts before item has to be purchased again • Simon and Schuster, Macmillan do not sell e-books at all • Penguin does not sell to OverDrive • Audiobooks have different licensing

  10. Circulating E-Readers? • Some libraries are now circulating e-readers • Many considerations: cataloging, loan periods and renewals, how and what to purchase, how to maintain devices, workflow • Allows libraries to purchase items in electronic format that may not be available through OverDrive • WebJunction webinar archive available on resource sheet

  11. Training Tips • Take advantage of continuing education – free and low-cost webinars as well as in-person training • Contact OverDrive for free training sessions – they are located in Ohio and will visit many Ohio locations; training is also online through OverDrive • Create a troubleshooting plan for your library (samples are available) • Network with other librarians; share training tools and handouts • Talk with your staff: What problems are you experiencing on a regular basis? How can you share solutions?

  12. How to Keep Up • Follow blogs and websites for updates (see resource handout) • Check out Library Journal’s online, yearly E-Book Summit in October • Regularly visit and note changes to your library’s OverDrive site • Subscribe to online newsletters like Publisher’s Weekly, Shelf Awareness and ContentWire

  13. Questions?

  14. Thank you!

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