Wait, well, I shouldn’t really call it idiot-proofed because this idiot ran out of time last weekend to confirm that. However, thanks to CALI Director of Content Development Sarah Glassmayer’s eBook Publishing for Dummies post, I can reality check that…
Posts Tagged ‘eBook’
The Labyrinth of Library eBook Acquisitions
21
Nov
When interviewed for being recognized as a 2011 Mover & Shaker, Sue Polanka, Head of Reference/Instruction at Wright State University Libraries, was quoted in the LJ profile article: “As much as people call me an expert, I’m not,” Polanka says….
When May a Library Loan a Loaded eBook Reader? Four Scenarios
21
Nov
Check out Mary Minow’s answers on LibraryLaw Blog for the following: The device is empty. The only copyrighted content is the code itself that the device uses to display ebooks. The device is loaded with public domain content and/or content…
Yale Law Journal Joins the Ranks of Major Law Journals Issuing eBook Editions Published by Quid Pro Books
14
Nov
Yale Law Journal has joined Standford Law Review and Harvard Law Review in making available issues in multiple eBook formats published by Quid Pro Books. Starting with vol. 121, no. 1, dated October 2011, YLJ is now available for Kindle…
Are eBooks Destined to Become the "8-track Tape" of the 21st Century?
29
Sep
In the context of current law eBook offerings, I think we can conclude from Jean O’Grady’s recent Dewey B Strategic post the answer to the title question is “yes.” (“The more I talk to publishers about the model for “circulating”…
Thomson Reuters Is Going to Win the Second Round of the Law eBook Slugfest
27
Sep
Looks like the first round goes to Lexis. While you can acquire a few TR Legal eBooks via Amazon (yawn) and you can acquire some CCH and ABA eBooks on their e-commerce site (ditto, yawn), by the end of the…
Market for Enhanced eBooks Remains Largely Untapped But…
21
Sep
According to Aptara’s Uncovering eBooks’ Real Impact: Third Annual eBook Survey of Publishers, (free registration required) “[b]ook publishers are far more focused on getting titles into current eBook formats than on creating new types of enhanced and media-rich content—another reminder…
