Which E-Books Are Most Borrowed From Libraries, And Why?

Which E-Books Are Most Borrowed From Libraries, And Why?     

An article on paidContent.org covers ebooks borrowed from libraries:

'OverDrive released its lists of the most-downloaded e-books from libraries in December 2011. These lists look pretty different from the current New York Times e-book bestseller lists."

Also, included in the article is some information on Penguin restoring libraries to lend ebooks -- but no new ebooks.  hmmm.

Kindle books at your local library

Amazon will make Kindle books available at public libraries.  According to a recent Amazon press release  'Kindle Library Lending, a new feature launching later this year that will allow Kindle customers to borrow Kindle books from over 11,000 libraries in the United States. Kindle Library Lending will be available for all generations of Kindle devices and free Kindle reading apps....


"We're doing a little something extra here," Marine continued. "Normally, making margin notes in library books is a big no-no. But we're extending our Whispersync technology so that you can highlight and add margin notes to Kindle books you check out from your local library. Your notes will not show up when the next patron checks out the book. But if you check out the book again, or subsequently buy it, your notes will be there just as you left them, perfectly Whispersynced....

Amazon is working with OverDrive, the leading provider of digital content solutions for over 11,000 public and educational libraries in the United States, to bring a seamless library borrowing experience to Kindle customers. "We are excited to be working with Amazon to offer Kindle Library Lending to the millions of customers who read on Kindle and Kindle apps," said Steve Potash, CEO, OverDrive. "We hear librarians and patrons rave about Kindle, so we are thrilled that we can be part of bringing library books to the unparalleled experience of reading on Kindle." '

Maybe all the negative comments about Amazon/Kindle not liking libraries made an impact.  A win-win for all.

ebook sources

Lately I've been seeing more and more ebook sources (free and not free).  Below are a few:

         "The largest independent eBook store globally, BooksOnBoard - headquartered in Austin, Texas - opened in 2006 and offers eBooks and audio books in six different formats, including the industry standard Adobe ePUB format, available from all the major publishers and most of the smaller ones. With 7 day a week support, BooksOnBoard never closes for its customers, having thousands of unsolicited testimonials from happy support customers...."       $$$

 The World's classic literature at your fingertips. Over 1,000,000 free ebook titles available.

"LendInk is a free service that allows you to connect with other book lovers, loan your lendable eBooks in seconds and find new books to borrow."

Lendle gone, Lendle back!

Lendle is back.  The Lendle webpage states the following:

"Amazon revokes Lendle’s API access (Update: We’re back!)

Update, March 22nd, 2011: We’re thrilled to report that Amazon has reinstated our API access, and Lendle is back up and running. Welcome back, Lendlers!"  For more information, go to Lendle.

ebook lending clubs (an incomplete list)

From ALA Tech Source:    http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2011/02/e-book-lending-clubs.html

The article, ‘Ebook lending clubs’ gives a little background on lending ebooks and information on five lending clubs.  Be sure to check out the clubs listed in this article.  

The clubs/sites listed below are not included in this article.  I have not borrowed from any of these clubs – this is just information not a recommendation for use.

Lendle   http://lendle.me/how-it-works/

Lendle states they are the “easiest, fastest,  fairest and best way to lend and borrow Kindle books.”

BookBee   http://www.bookbee.net/

“A Beginner's guide to ebooks - simple guide/comparison to device, software, format, buying and help.  Info on Kindle, iPad, Nook, PC (Windows), Mac (OS X), iPhone.”  This site also offers Book Ant (search for books with prices at B&N and Amazon) and an ebook exchange.  I registered on BookBee to see what is offered.  At the time, only four books were available, but this was a few weeks ago.

Ebook exchange     http://www.ebookexchange.com/

Lend or borrow ebooks (Kindle or Nook).  Complete step-by-step instructions and registration is free.  I did see a spot for a $3 donation, but I’m not sure this is required.

Open Library   (Internet Archive )    http://openlibrary.org/

“Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published….  Just like Wikipedia, you can contribute new information or corrections to the catalog. You can browse by subject, author or lists members have created. If you love books, why not help build a library?”

Wikipedia    http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/EBook_Lending_Libraries

List of worldwide lending libraries