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Scribd Ups the Subscription Service Ante With the Addition of 30,000 Audiobooks
| Awards, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing, Scholastic
We have written a lot about not only the development of “all you can read” ebook services like Oyster, Scribd, Kindle Unlimited, etc/ for the past couple of years but also the possible impact over the long term that these and likely other services will have on public libraries. Today’s News From Scribd: “All You […]
Michelle Colte Named School Librarian of the Year by School Library Journal
| Awards, Libraries, News, Profiles, Publishing, Scholastic, School Libraries
Aloha and Congratulations to Michelle Colte! From SLJ: School Library Journal has revealed the winner of the first School Librarian of the Year Award. Library media specialist Michelle Colte of Hale Kula Elementary School in Wahiawa, Hawaii, snagged top honors for her “innovative use of technology and exceptional community engagement,” according to the announcement made […]
ALA Releases Celebrity “READ” Poster Featuring Taylor Swift
| Associations and Organizations, Awards, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Scholastic
Taylor Swift is seen holding a copy of the award winning The Giver by Lois Lowry. She will star in a film version of the novel schedule to debut in August. Before getting to the formal announcement of the latest READ poster, this two-page PDF (free) from the ALA Store might be a reference tool that […]
A few items from the past week. 1. Credo Named SIIA Education CODiE Award Finalist for Best Education Reference Solution 2. Scholastic 3Q loss nearly doubles, shares tumble (via AP) ||| Full Text of Q3 Earnings Release (via Scholastic.com) 3. Scholastic Adds HarperCollins Children’s Books to Storia Platform (via Digital Book World) 4. Bookboard Launches App […]
From The Digital Shift and School Library Journal: The number of kids reading ebooks has nearly doubled since 2010, according to Scholastic’s Kids & Family Reading Report, which was released today. The national survey of kids ages 6–17 and their parents also found that half of kids ages 9–17 say they would read more books […]
Statistics: Young Adult Books Attract Growing Numbers of Adult Fans
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, News, Publishing, Scholastic
From Bowker: More than half the consumers of books classified for young adults aren’t all that young. Fully 55% of buyers of works that publishers designate for kids aged 12 to 17 – nicknamed YA books — are 18 or older, with the largest segment aged 30 to 44. Accounting for 28 percent of sales, […]
Motion Picture Licensing Corp. Begins Offering Umbrella License For Public Libraries
| Libraries, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Scholastic, School Libraries
Word that the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation has started to offer an “umbrella license” (annual license for unlimited viewings) for movies/videos shown in a public library setting. The Nevada State Library and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System in New York are charter users of the license that’s priced per location, per year. From MPLC: The […]
Scholarly Publishing: Purdue University Signs New One-Year, $2.9 Million Contract With Elsevier
| Elsevier, Journal Articles, Libraries, Publishing, Scholastic
From The Exponent (Purdue University): Purdue students and faculty could have lost access to the majority of scholastic research articles available online through Purdue libraries today. Purdue signed another one-year contract with a publishing company that allows access to journal articles necessary for research for $2.9 million, after being threatened to be cut off in […]
eBooks: OverDrive Adds 20 New Publishing Partners During August
| Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Publishing, Scholastic
New publishing partners include Information Today and ALA Editions that we mentioned the other day and also: Scholastic US and Scholastic Canada Soundview Executive Book Summaries Loyola Press Andrews McMeel Publishing Poisoned Pen Press IT Governance The complete list of “just announced” publishers partnering with OverDrive is available here.
Most Downloaded lists are available for the U.S., Canada, UK, and Australia. A global ranking is also available. Discussion About August 2011 Lists by Jason Sockel (via OverDrive Library Blog) Direct to Access All Lists (Top 10 For Each Category are Available) Worldwide #1s For August 2011 Download eBooks – Adult Fiction The Help, by […]
