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Libraries and eBook Readers

Libraries and eBook Readers. May 24, 2011 Vermont Library Conference. Virgil Fuller Hartland, VT and Howe Library and Lebanon Public Libraries, NH Listen Up! Vermont Coordinator for the Green Mountain Library Consortium Laura Crain Associate Director for Collection Services

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Libraries and eBook Readers

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  1. Libraries and eBook Readers May 24, 2011Vermont Library Conference Virgil Fuller Hartland, VT and Howe Library and Lebanon Public Libraries, NH Listen Up! Vermont Coordinator for the Green Mountain Library Consortium Laura Crain Associate Director for Collection Services Saint Michael’s College lcrain@smcvt.edu

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  3. Yes • No Have you ever read an eBook “cover to cover”?

  4. Why should libraries care about eBook Readers?

  5. eBook Sales How does Vermont rank? Vermont ranked 50th out of states for percentage of U.S. eBook sales. Per capita eBook consumption:Vermont ranked 30th. Barnes & Noble three month period beginning December 2010 through February 2011 Source: Smashwords data

  6. At the end of 2010 eBook sales were 9% of total consumer book sales Association of American Publishers

  7. For the month of February 2011 eBooks ranked as the #1 format among all categories of trade publishing Association of American Publishers

  8. Combined bestsellers eBook bestsellers

  9. I own an ereader:Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Sony…. • A device -tablet, smartphone, ipod with an e-reader app that I installed • I own both 1 & 2 • NO! Do you personally own an ereader or device with an e-reader app?

  10. E-readers catch younger eyes and find room in the backpack New York Times, Feb. 5, 2011

  11. Yes • No • I don’t work in a library Does the Library that you work in circulate ereaders or tablets to patrons?

  12. Three 2nd generation @ $360 each 3 bags to store devices, manuals & cords @ $30 each Total cost for devices and bags: $1170 Each Kindle contains 145 titles Total content cost: $820 Total cost: $1985 Saint Michael’s Kindles: Costs Available for checkout September 2009

  13. The Nuts & Bolts of Acquisitions After downloading content: remove credit card info Circulation period: 28 days

  14. A Kindle book can be put on up to 6 devices Kindles with themes: • Gender Studies • Environment • Peace & Justice Themes were a flop So… we made them all the same and distributed the titles on all the Kindles Kindles at Saint Mike’s

  15. Kindles $1985 ÷ 36 circulations = $55 per use New print books at St. Mike’s .50 circulation rate in 1st year of acquisition $75 (avg. cost of academic book) $75 ÷ .50 circ = $150 per use A year and a half later… Cost per use

  16. Broken, Lost, Stolen

  17. Curriculum-based EN 385 Technotextualities: Digital Literary Studies taught by Professor Maura D’Amore

  18. March 2011 purchased: • NOOKcolor: $249 • 2 yr protection: $55 • Screen protector: $17 • Bag: $10 • children’s • picture eBooks: $134 Total cost to date: $465 NOOKcolor

  19. Yes • No • It depends • Don’t know Do you think ereaders are greener than print books?

  20. “Ereader devices abound” 2010 Consumer Electronics Show

  21. Ereaders are so last year Summing up the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show --Library Journal, Feb. 15, 2011

  22. Television didn’t kill radio as everyone expected. E-mail didn’t wipe out paper mail, either; the paperless office may never arrive. For the same reason, e-books won’t kill paper books. The Trouble with E-Readers by David Pogue Scientific American Magazine, November 2010

  23. The Future Portability Device neutral / Device agnostic Tablets - iPad, BlackBerry, Galaxy, Amazon? Phones eReader apps One device – many apps Sharing - Lendle / Library lending In the cloud Multifunctional touch screens

  24. Are E-readers Greener Than Books? (2009). Green: A Blog About Energy and the Environment. Aug. 31, 2009. < http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/are-e-readers-greener-than-books>. • Bosman, J. (2011). E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes and Go in Backpacks. New York Times, Feb. 4, 2011. <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/books/05ebooks.html>. • Coker, M. (2011). Where U.S. Ebook Buyers Live. March 29, 2011. <http://blog.smashwords.com/2011/03/where-us-ebook-buyers-live.html> • Pogue, D. (2010). The Trouble with E-Readers. Scientific American Magazine, Nov. 2010 • Rapp, D. (2011). Tablet Crazy. Library Journal, Feb. 15, 2011. • “Review of the Day: It’s a Book by Lane Smith.” A Fuse #8 Production. School Library Journal, Nov. 24, 2010. <http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2010/11/24/review-of-the-day-its-a-book-by-lane-smith/>. • Sibley, L. (2009). Cleantech Group Report: E-Readers a Win for Carbon Emissions. Aug. 19, 2009. < http://cleantech.com/news/4867/cleantech-group-finds-positive-envi>. Sources

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