E-books have gone from a niche service to a high demand format in an incredibly short time. And their pace of growth is likely to increase. Libraries have several key roles to play in the development of E-publishing: assisting users with their E-reading devices; developing practical ways to purchase, store and loan E-materials; educating their governing bodies, staff and public on the potential of E-reading; helping vendors understand the value of libraries in the distribution of E-materials; and planning future library facilities that perform well in an E-book environment. Chad Mairn and Al Carlson will help you get your feet on the ground in this virtual new world and provide you with resources that will help you and your library perform each of those roles more confidently.

2. http://www.slideshare.net/chadmairn
@cmairn

3. My agenda today is to quickly …
share some thoughts on the
future of reading electronically,
repurposing space, discovering
new books, and ...

4. Joint-Use Library

5. My Library serves …
College Students and Faculty
Collegiate High School Students and Faculty
Public Library Patrons
So, e-books are used differently.

6. Future
Shock

7. In 1971, Michael S. Hart (1947 –2011)
created the first e-book by typing the
Declaration of Independence into a
computer. Project Gutenberg was launched
and now e-books are over 40 years old!

8. e-ink vs. LCD/OLED screens

9. E-Ink Hybrid Display!
Source: http://goo.gl/xyidQ

10. Color e-ink: A Game Changer?

12. The form of the book has
changed over time.
The ‘book’ is the content,
not the package!

13. “Hardly any information technology
goes obsolete. Each new one throws
its predecessors into relief.”
James Gleick.

14. Be an advocate
for all of your
readers no matter
how or what they
chose to read!

17. Access vs. Ownership
Who wins?
Should we even play the game?
Should we have both?

18. I don’t think
e-book formats will
matter in the near
future. E-books, I
hope, will be like CDs
(i.e., they can be
played on most any
CD player).
Amazon? DRM?

19. So, will physical books be
completely replaced by … ?

20. And what
happened to
LPs? Are
they dead?

21. In the early 1960’s,
McLuhan wrote that
electronic media would
replace visual culture
with aural/oral culture.
He called it “electronic
interdependence.”

22. DRM-free e-books
http://drmfree.calibre-ebook.com/ http://www.gutenberg.org/
http://overdrive.com/ http://openlibrary.org/

23. Considering e-textbooks?

25. Following Steps in an e-textbook isn’t easy!

28. Usability/Readability Study

31. E-book sales in
the US double
year-on-year,
paper books
suffer double-
digit losses.
Source: http://goo.gl/K5NFN

32. Repurposing the library

35. Are you
currently
weeding
your
physical
collection?
If yes! Then donate these
books to Open Library. More
information at:
http://openlibrary.org/

36. “If libraries are no longer storage
spaces, I think they become
knowledge performance spaces.”
Source: @rmazar
Share you space. Foster collaboration.
Facilitate discovery. “Rethink possible.”

37. Privacy and your rights

38. The 2010: E-Book Buyer's Guide to E-Book Privacy answers the following questions:
o Can they keep track of book searches, either on their website or on the website of
other e-book sources?
o Can they monitor what you're reading and how you're reading it after purchase and
link that information back to you? Can they do that when the e-book is obtained
elsewhere?
o Does the device have limited compatibility with books not purchased from an
associated eBook store?
o Can they keep track of book purchases? Can they track book purchses or
acquisitions made from other sources?
o With whom can they share the information collected in non-aggregated form?
o Can they share information outside the company without the customer's consent?
o Do they lack mechanisms for customers to access, correct, or delete the
information?
Source: http://goo.gl/SwsNB

40. The E-book User’s Bill of Rights
• the right to use e-books under guidelines that favor access
over proprietary limitations.
• the right to access e-books on any technological platform,
including the hardware and software the user chooses.
• the right to annotate, quote passages, print, and share e-book
content within the spirit of fair use and copyright.
• the right of the first-sale doctrine extended to digital content,
allowing the e-book owner the right to retain, archive, share,
and re-sell purchased e-books.
Read more at: http://goo.gl/YiTb9

41. Book Discovery/Recommendations

42. QR (Quick Response) codes can help guide mobile users in
your physical spaces come visit your digital library spaces.

44. Broward County’s idea
spawned another idea. The
key is to at least try
something new.

45. Offer free workshops for the public
and ask people to bring their devices!

46. Help local authors get published

47. A complete self-publishing platform.
Converting text to EPUB format using Calibre
Upload local content to
“Community Reserve.”

48. Authors are slowly bypassing
publishers and this will continue.
Libraries are a middle-man too.
What will happen to libraries?

49. Visit a library and/or a store (e.g.,
Best Buy) and play with a variety of
e-readers/tablets to get a feel for
the one you’d like to use.

50. I mention to out-of-state
library patrons to find out
what e-book vendor[s]
their library uses and
search for a cheat sheet
online. Or ask a librarian
for help.
Be ready!!
http://overdrive.com/files/ebook-
cheat-sheet.pdf

51. Popular E-book Vendors/Platforms
3M Cloud Library Freading
Axis 360 Gale Virtual Reference Library
Blio MyILibrary
Books 24X7 OpenLibrary (not a vendor)
EBL (E-book Library) OverDrive
eBrary Project Gutenberg (not a vendor)
EBSCO Safari Books Online

52. The key is to practice. Use your e-
reading device often, explore its
functions, and read the FAQs.

53. Stay informed!
For e-publication cheat sheets, industry
updates, and more visit Digital Delight
(http://goo.gl/P2KNZ) and e-publishing Trends
(http://goo.gl/2ys6t)
Some conferences covering e-books etc.:
Books in Browsers
Computers in Libraries
E-Book Summit
Handheld Librarian

54. Virtual Petting Zoo
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