Libraries

Earlier this year, the Digital Public Library of America struck a deal with Amazon Publishing to license its ebooks to libraries.

Baker & Taylor, a key book distributor to public and academic libraries, has been sold to an independent, privately owned company.

Does library lending help or hurt author and publisher income? The debate continues among publishers, librarians, and author advocates.

Not even a month after Maryland passed a library ebook bill, New York passed one of its own; (which Governor Andrew Cuomo still needs to sign

OverDrive now offers streaming media entertainment and learning in addition to ebooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines.

While both publishers and libraries want to boost discoverability of new authors, the inherent tension in the relationship isn’t going anywhere.

Publishing’s most extraordinary performance this year may indicate that retail sales and library lending are complementary.

BookLife Elite is a program for self-published titles that have been deemed by Publishers Weekly reviewers to be of the highest quality.

Have libraries lost their way by focusing on community over reading? The author of The Freckle Report thinks so.

In response to the pandemic, publishers are implementing and improving online direct-to-consumer sales; meanwhile, libraries continue to see high demand and patronage.

Through a partnership between OverDrive and Authors Guild, Authors Guild members can now find out which libraries stock their book.

Publisher, author, and journalist Kenneth Whyte blames libraries for the declining fortunes of independent and chain bookstores.

The pandemic has also resurfaced the ongoing tension between libraries and publishers when it comes to digital lending models.

Those distributing their ebooks through Kobo Writing Life will find a new option available for library distribution through OverDrive.

Several US publishers have filed a lawsuit against the Internet Archive due to its move earlier this year to establish a National Emergency Library.

Libby is an app, most commonly used by library patrons on smartphones and tablets, that facilitates library lending for digital materials.

Findaway’s 2019 Headphone report presents a year of audiobook sales data from self-published authors and small publishers.

Early in 2020, BookNet Canada surveyed Canadians about their leisure and reading behaviors in 2019. The public library is most popular.

The report is notable for how much it isn’t about books at all, but about community services provided.

A US Senator has openly questioned the legality of the library in an April 8 letter to the Archive’s founder, Brewster Kahle.

Each title in its catalog can be borrowed simultaneously by anyone worldwide at no cost—and with no compensation to publishers or authors.

Possibly bowing to numerous sources of pressure, Macmillan has abandoned its unpopular ebook embargo.

Mystery, thriller, romance, literary, and women’s were the top print fiction subjects purchased by US public libraries last year.

The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the number of people in the U.S. who visited libraries in 2019 versus the number of people going to the movies.

The bill in response to the Macmillan embargo would require publishers to “offer licenses for ebooks to libraries under reasonable terms.”