library renewal and libraries

Matt WeaverBoard Member,Library Renewal Web Librarian,Westlake Porter Public Library

@mattrweaver

WHY?

Ereader boom 1: Holidays 2010

3 million – 5 million ereaders were activated in the week after Christmas 2010

Ereader Boom 2

Holidays 2011 – Here we go again!

Sub-$100 ereaders

Ereader shipments to reach 27 million units for 2011

fixed everything that is wrong with ebooks in libraries?

Has

Yes.Thanks for coming.

;-)

Without ads: $109 $139

The Kindle is easier to use than any other ereader for Overdrive ebooks for a reason.

DRM (Digital Rights Management)

“Think of DRM on an eBook as a lock, with your eReader having the key to open the lock and display the file.”

- Jason Griffey

The Amazon/Overdrive system removes the transaction from one DRM system to another, one that Amazon fully controls.

This improves one aspect of Overdrive ebooks: the complexity

Haves and Have-nots

Cans and Can’ts

State Library of KansasAlmost 700% increase in Digital Library Reserve Server Application Service fee :

From $10,800 in 2010 to $75,000 in 2013 – fee includes no content

Removal of language that acknowledged consortium ownership of material

State Library of Kansas

has received permission

from 88 of 163 publishers (so far)

State Library of KansasMoving audiobooks

to Recorded Books

and ebooks to 3M

ONLY

"Amazon is holding the entire book industry hostage…First they disintermediated retailers, and now it's publishers and authors."

"Amazon is holding the entire book industry hostage…First they disintermediated retailers, and now it's publishers and authors."

Are libraries next?

Competition for Overdrive

http://tmi.skygawker.com/PubLibEBooks.pdf

• Publishers haven’t figured out how to sell ebooks

• Predictions: “ebooks will kill traditional publishing/libraries”

• The real threat to publishing:– Not the ebook– Consolidation and…

…Borders Bankruptcy

Publishing: new gatekeepers

Volatile pricing

New MediaDynamicNew ideasMarket drivenPrices fluctuateInnovative

Many Competitors

Econtent in librariesStatic prices

No culture of innovation

Econtent in librariesLittle competition

Crippling subscriptions

Is the future bleak?

Libraries are stuck.

There are obstacles in our way

There are obstacles in our way

We have some battles ahead of us

OptimismDoes NotDenoteNaiveté.

The right ideas can make a difference.

Libraries could combine their community presence…

and professional values of service…

with technology that reflects the work ethic and spirit of a tech start-up…

technology that is adaptive…

social…

based on a

culture of

andelectronic content …

that is valuable to our patrons…

and priced by the market,

without bustinglibraries’ budgets?

By libraries, with libraries, for libraries.

Parterships. Relationships. Research. Solutions.

Phase I: what have we done so far?

1,500 subscribers

1,438 followers

1,438 followers

2,635 “likes”

Advocates and PartnerLibraries

Go to: libraryrenewal.org/partners

New separate Advocates/Partners sections coming in November

Group #1: Readers advisory work. reviews, book lists, etc.

Group #2 - writing and presenting at the local level.

Group #3 – Anything else you want to do to help! Seriously!

PartnerLibraries

Partner libraries will ensure that what is built is what they and their patrons actually need.

PartnerLibraries

Three partner libraries on board

PartnerLibraries

Santa Monica Public Library

PartnerLibraries

Two Rivers Public Library (Wisconsin)

PartnerLibraries

Newark (TX) Public Library

PartnerLibraries

Five hours/month2 hours for monthly meeting1 hour – one-on-one conversations to discuss infrastructure features, etc.2 hours reading/answering emails

PartnerLibraries

Sign non-disclosure agreementOne contact person at the libraryLibrary director must meet with LR

PartnerLibraries

Financial contributions are NOT required.

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