ebooks

=Ebooks= This page is looking at:
 * publishers that 'print' ebooks - some now won't
 * loading e-reader
 * loan period for students
 * how does the item check back in
 * platforms to run ebooks (follett eshelf, Overdrive, KOBO, etc)

Online Example of Checkout of ebook @ highschool
[|https://library.cps.k12.il.us:9058/?config=11#bookriver]

Costs

 * many publishers do not release a new book into an e-edition until after the first run of the hard copy is done.
 * There is no significant drop in price for an e-copy of a book

Ereaders in General
From the ERAC white paper ([] )


 * Industry surrounding the technology and production of E-Readers is fractured, with many competing formats and devices all vying for the coveted spots as most useful and recommended.
 * This landscape of competition is creating confusion around which E-Reader devices are supported, which E-Reader devices allow which formats of E-Books, and also how to support many different E-Reader devices from different manufacturers.
 * Further complicating the situation is the competing distribution systems from different content collections.

Loading e-reader
If purchasing books through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc., some problems that might crop up:
 * ebooks can only be loaded onto one 'reader'
 * Amazon only lets so many devices to be linked to one account
 * what happens when student loads a book? can students load a book onto device?
 * How will ebooks be paid for? School credit card? gift cards?

Follett ebooks

 * has an app for the iPad (Follett digital Reader) and Android 3.0 and above
 * Read online or download for offline reading
 * eBook automatically returns after the loan period expires
 * Interface designed specifically for tablet experience
 * Intuitive gestures for page turning and page zoom
 * Online features:
 * Bookmark, Search, Dictionary, Book Info, Table of Contents, Note Taking and Highlighting
 * Offline (download) features:
 * Bookmark, Table of Contents, and Book Info

Publishers
Some publishers have forced Overdrive to only lend books within a geographical region. For example, when borrowing form the Vancouver Island Regional Library, you can only 'borrow' the ebooks that this library has.

Harper Collins

 * has changed its policy so that their ebooks can only be loaned out 26 times before it expires and a new one must be purchased

Penguin

 * has decided not to have ANY of its books lent by Overdrive - the public library elending system