Spanish update on ebook lending service Naple Ebook Working Group The Hague, 9th May 2016

Access to all Public Libraries since June 2015 Slow introduction Changes in commercial market

2015 ebook lending services figures 4. 098 titles 1 2015 ebook lending services figures 4.098 titles 1.506 titles have been purchased by State. 220.000 licenses, 28 loans per license 246.115 lendings 48.037 users e-lending represents 1% of total lendings in public libraries

Publishers landscape 20.263 e-book titles were published in Spain during 2014. Global book production reached 90.082 titles that year, e-books represent 22, 3% of the total amount.

Cooperative project between Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and Autonomous regions.

Open project State Autonomous regions Technological support: platform, webservice, statistics, electronic devices Design, and domain Translation into Spanish officials languages Basic collection Training Autonomous regions Complete the collection Implement new services Training Manage the service in their autonomous region

Since October 2015, changes in the platform Migration from Libranda to Odilo

Characteristics of new platform and the providers conditions Advanced search New apps in IOS and Android with the posibilitie to search in the catalog 10% preview Return ebooks, max. 15 ebooks per user per month.

Next steps To approve a document with publishers on licensing offer. To stablish different models for acquisition licenses depend on the different needs of libraries. To increase the investment in ebooks to offer more titles and included indie publishers. Dissemination campaign Actions to training for librarians and users

Thank you! concha.vilarino@mecd.es