Open Library towards a business model for

publishers and libraries

Search Engines

Libraries

PublishersBooksellers

Readers

Distributed lending & vending on the Internet

Books in Browsers

Publishers sell books.

Libraries buy and lend books.

Avoid a Monopolyon eBook Distribution

Buy & Lend New eBooks

Digitize & Lend Old Books

How It Works 1

Openlibrary.org/borrow

openlibrary.org/borrow – 100,000 eBooks available In-Library, 10,000 eBooks available to all

How It Works 2

Openlibrary.org/borrow

Choose a book to borrow

How It Works 3

Openlibrary.org/borrow

Select a Format: In-Browser, PDF or ePub

How It Works 4

Openlibrary.org/borrow

Open distribution to any device with a Web Browser

How It Works 5

Openlibrary.org/borrow

Account holders can borrow up to 5 books at once, for up to 2 weeks.

How It Works 6

Openlibrary.org/borrow

One loan per title at any one time.

How It Works 7

Openlibrary.org/borrow

Other libraries are contributing titles to the lending library pool, like the Boston Public Library.

openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api/read– Display lendable Open Library titles live in your catalog.

openlibrary.org/libraries – 1,000 libraries in the In-Library lending program

California Kansas North Carolina

3 US States have joined the In-Library lending program

Today, we’d like to announce that all 50 State Librarians endorse the Open Library lending system.

Publishers: Sell eBooks to libraries directly.

Libraries: Buy and lend eBooks,digitize and lend your existing books.

Build an open library and open up eBook publishing.