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Subtitle: use and management of electronic books
By: edited by Sue Polanka
Publisher: Facet
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781856048309
Subjects: Libraries and electronic publishing; Electronic books
Description: With their explosive sales and widespread availability over the past few years, e-books have definitively proved that they're here to stay. In this book, Sue Polanka dives even deeper into the world of digital distribution. Contributors from across the e-book world offer their perspectives on what's happening now and what to expect in the coming months and years.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Going digital but not bookless : physical, digital library spaces / Amelia Brunskill; title: Do E-books bridge the digital divide? / Sarah E. Twill; title: Accessibility issues in e-books and e-book readers / Ken Petri; title: Making sense of change : e-books, access, and the academic library / Lisa Carlucci Thomas; title: E-book preservation : business and content challenges / Amy Kirchhoff; title: Weeding e-books / Alice Crosetto; title: What is RDA, and why should e-book managers care? / Steve Kelley; title: Enhanced e-books : how books are coming alive in the digital environment / Sylvia K. Miller; title: E-book sea change in public libraries : lending, devices, training, and budgets / Michael Porter, Matt Weaver, and Bobbi Newman; title: Libraries as zones for content creation, Indie publishing, and print on demand / Thomas A. Peters; title: Getting control, staying relevant : how libraries can push the e-book envelope to their advantage / Joseph Sanchez; title: The iPad loaner program at Oberlin College Library / Jessica Grim and Allison Gallaher; title: Leading and learning : technology and e-book adoption in school libraries / Carolyn Foote; title: E-reader adoption in the school library media center : a journey of collaboration and discovery / Jennifer LaGarde and Christine James; title: Give them something to talk about : the Kindle pilot program at the Unquiet Library / Buffy Hamilton; title: Using e-books with reluctant readers / Kathy Parker.