The Ins and Outs of E-Books Andrea Adkins, Washington County Public Library - Marietta Lea Carrigan, Fairfield County District Library Cari Dubiel, Twinsburg Public Library OLC Chapter Conferences 2012

E-Books: A Moving Target What’s Changing?  Lending models and vendors  Publishers' decisions of what to lend and not to lend  How to download from our main vendor (OverDrive)  New devices every day  Society's conception of a "book" - Self-published authors  Licensing

What You’ll Learn Today  Current basics of downloading from OverDrive  Basic troubleshooting  An overview of collection development and licensing  Tips for training yourself and your staff  How to keep up and where to find help

Downloading from OverDrive  Start at your library’s OverDrive site

The Checkout Process  The same for all OverDrive sites  Choose a book – EPUB for most e-readers; Kindle for Kindle readers; also other formats (music, audiobooks)  Add to select list  Enter card number  Holds may be placed for checked-out items

Downloading to Devices  Different for each device  iPad, Tablets and Smartphones: Download via the OverDrive Media Console app – from iTunes Store or Android Market (works with audio too)  Nooks and other e-readers: Download Adobe Digital Editions, transfer book to ADE, transfer from ADE to device (longest, most complicated process)  Kindles: Download wirelessly through Amazon or via USB  Audiobooks and Music: Transfer to MP3 player via OverDrive Media Console

Basic Troubleshooting  Visit OverDrive’s Help page  Google  Talk to co-workers/library contacts for OverDrive  Call OverDrive

Collection Development  Process depends on the vendor  OverDrive: Usually in a consortium environment (but not always); individual libraries in consortia may purchase through OverDrive Advantage  Titles are added almost immediately  Tools are available to choose titles such as holds reports, prepub announcements, and sale announcements  Titles purchased become available in both Kindle and EPUB format; audio must be purchased separately  Self-published and indie titles not always available

Licensing/Sales to Libraries  Currently, e-books are licensed through DRM (digital rights management); EPUB are through Adobe and Kindle through Amazon  Random House is the only publisher that allows unrestricted sales to libraries  Hachette offers backlist titles only  HarperCollins allows up to 26 checkouts before item has to be purchased again  Simon and Schuster, Macmillan do not sell e-books at all  Penguin does not sell to OverDrive  Audiobooks have different licensing

Circulating E-Readers?  Some libraries are now circulating e-readers  Many considerations: cataloging, loan periods and renewals, how and what to purchase, how to maintain devices, workflow  Allows libraries to purchase items in electronic format that may not be available through OverDrive  WebJunction webinar archive available on resource sheet

Training Tips  Take advantage of continuing education – free and low- cost webinars as well as in-person training  Contact OverDrive for free training sessions – they are located in Ohio and will visit many Ohio locations; training is also online through OverDrive  Create a troubleshooting plan for your library (samples are available)  Network with other librarians; share training tools and handouts  Talk with your staff: What problems are you experiencing on a regular basis? How can you share solutions?

How to Keep Up  Follow blogs and websites for updates (see resource handout)  Check out Library Journal’s online, yearly E-Book Summit in October  Regularly visit and note changes to your library’s OverDrive site  Subscribe to online newsletters like Publisher’s Weekly, Shelf Awareness and ContentWire

Questions?

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