Steph Duncan from Bloomsbury (publishers). Public Library online project\/initiative motivated when the Wirrall libraries were threatened with closure.<\/p>\n
Believe that libraries are essential for a literate society. Also enlightened self-interest – libraries help create book readers, book readers are book buyers.<\/p>\n
Libraries cater to all and provide a means for people to discovery new things – books or formats, and making books available online increases their discoverability.<\/p>\n
Stephanie runs down some Reading Agency Library usage stats 09-10 – shows how well used UK libraries are, and how many books are both borrowed and bought – and situation reflected in other countries – Australia and US.<\/p>\n
Publishers may be wary of getting into ‘ebook lending’ – worried that will stop people buying books. But historical stats suggest borrowing books doesn’t decrease purchasing books.<\/p>\n
Library lending models:
\nDownload (e.g. Overdrive) – can lend 1 copy at a time to one person – kind of a physical equivalent
\nStreaming model – that public library online promotes – online access to content, no download, no offline access. Concurrent user and\/or site license, DRM to suppress or all copy\/paste\/print\/share
\nPatron Driven Acquisition – ful catalogue available – licensor paid on usage<\/p>\n
All modles rely on robust, secure geographical membership – revenue model doesn’t work if you don’t have some controls<\/p>\n
OverDrive great example of how libraries help discoverability – lots of stats showing success
\nPublic Library online – onlines access model – immediate access to a lona experience; shared reading experiences – reading groups; Community reading; aim to drive sales through local bookshops.
\nModel is sell ‘shelves’ (collections) of content – at \u00a3100 (or 100 euros) per 100,000 people with access to shelf.<\/p>\n
Access controlled by IP range (in library) and membership number (for remote access).<\/p>\n
Looking for library\/publisher partnership opportunities – author events programme (and Skype based author events); use of social media etc.<\/p>\n
Public library online – built on goal shared by publishers and libraries to support reading and literacy through public libraries<\/p>\n
Aim to be affordable to libraries, but revenue generating. Subscription model means there is annual income. Some authors making more through this library programme than from deep list paperback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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