libros digitales para todos / ebooks 4 everybody
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Kalfatovic, Martin R. "Libros digitales para todos / eBooks 4 eVeryBody". SXSW Interactive. Austin, TX. 11 March 2012TRANSCRIPT
Martin R. Kalfatovic11 March 02012 | SXSW | Interactive
@udcmrk | #sxswSIL
Libros digitales para todos / eBooks 4 eVeryBody
19 Museums
9 Research Centers
The National Zoological Park
Locations from Cambridge, MA to the Republic of Panama
137 million artifacts, works of art and specimens
7.4 million digital records online
1.9 million library volumes
122,000 cubic feet of archival material
Libros digitales para todos / eBooks for Everybody
The verdict: the need for quality Spanish-language books is only growing stronger, and the economic downturn is driving readers to libraries in search of free information and entertainment even as it hurts libraries’ ability to help them
- Emily Wilson
“[T]echnology allows a more efficient distribution process in electronic
formats. We see a bright future for our publishers and authors in the US if they
embrace the new technological challenges and customer needs.”
- Ignacio Domínguez
http://bit.ly/wvBbrf Emily Wilson, Publishing Perspectives, 29 Jun 2010
Hispanics, Wealthy Increase Tablet Ownership
Between November 2010 and May 2011, the largest increases in tablet ownership have been among men when compared with women; Hispanic adults when compared with white and African-American adults; adults 18-29; those with some college or college degrees; and those reporting household incomes of $30,000 or more. Overall, the highest rates of tablet ownership are among Hispanic adults and those with household incomes of at least $75,000 annually.
http://bit.ly/A6wjR1
B&N now selling ebooks in Spanish18 Nov 2010
1470 - 1599Average of 125 book titles per year
Codex: 500 years of quality!
No manual needed!
Of making many books there is no end- Ecclesiastes 12:12
129,864,880** number of books, carefully defined, according to Google
10 million ebook “titles” available TODAY in the United States from all sources- Glenn Fleishman
3,500 books
100/115paperback/Kindle
100/180hardcover/Kindle
Obligatory Chart Graphic
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Caveat, we don't endorse any eReader; we're showing Kindles and iPads and Nooks and Kobos, but that’s just for illustration purposes …
I come not to bury Pat the Bunny
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“Board books are for chewing, not reading”
Mandatory Pat the Bunny slide
Worry about Copyright
Partnerships with open content providers like the Internet Archive
Engage with initiatives like the Digital Public Library of America
Multiplatform / Multiformat
http://xkcd.com/14/
The Congress shall have Power ... To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors
the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries. U.S. Code Title 17. Chapter 1. Section 109
Books on Devices | in Apps | in BrowsersInternet Archive 2010
Martin R. KalfatovicSmithsonian Libraries
Twitter@UDCMRK
www.UDC793.org
Notes and citations for the slides available on the blog above
Thanks to Banjo for reading Northanger Abbey on the Kindle
Thanks!