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Presentation to the Friends of NC Public Libraries group on ebooks in libraries in Beaufort, NC on March 3, 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Ebooks and Public Libraries
Friends of North Carolina Public Libraries
Carteret County Public LibraryMarch 3, 2012
Key statistics for library eBooks, audiobooks and digital media from OverDrive-powered 'Virtual Branch' websites in 2011 include:
1.6 billion book and title catalog pages viewed, up 130% from 2010
Mobile device use increased to 22% of all checkouts 35 million digital titles checked out in 2011 OverDrive Media Console (free eBook and audiobook
app) was installed by 5 million users (up 84%) Readers used OverDrive eBooks on all desktop and
major smartphone and e-reading platforms including Android, iPhone®, iPod touch®, iPad®, Windows® Phone and BlackBerry®, as well as Kindle®, NOOK™, Sony® Reader and others
SOURCE: Overdrive News Release, January 19, 2012
The Association of American Publishers closes out calendar year 2011 today with a round of new stats on print and digital books. Publishers’ e-book revenues were up 117.3 percent in 2011, with hardcover, paperback and mass market sales declining sharply and affected in part by Borders’ closing.
SOURCE: paidContent.org, February 27, 2012
Ebook Collections in Public Libraries
2006-Early 2011
Ebook Collections in Public Libraries
2011-Early 2012
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000
13,442
32,452
52,344
89,176
144,950
302,760
87,358
Ebook Circulation
NC Digital Library Consortium Circulation 2006 - Present
Nov 2011
Dec 2011
Jan 2012
Feb 2012
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
1,766
3,688
5,590
5,569
Ebook Circulation
e-iNC Library CirculationNovember 2011 - Present
http://openlibrary.org/borrow
Questions or comments?Feel free to contact:
Jeffrey HamiltonNetworks & e-Learning ConsultantState Library of North [email protected]