Given by Sara Gold at WAPL, May 2014

1. Sara Gold sgold@wils.org
Community Liaison & Service Specialist,
WiLS
WAPL 2014

4. Format Titles Copies
Audiobook 14347 25836
eBook 33011 109959

5. 279,619
514,645
1,190,918
2,151,575
2010 2011 2012 2013
Total circulation
243,579 278,082
366,798
540,943
2010 2011 2012 2013
Audiobook circulation
243,579
278,082
819,726
1,607,254
2010 2011 2012 2013
Ebook circulation
2,934
2,165
1,785
972
2010 2011 2012 2013
Music circulation
2,934 2,165 2,609 2,406
2010 2011 2012 2013
Video circulation

7. As publisher access has increased…
Format types have decreased (audio and ebooks)
Publishers are experimenting with different user
models
Distributors are experimenting with different buying
models
Streaming: 2014 digital buzzword

10. Largest trade publisher in the world
1 copy 1 user, with unlimited uses
Average price per title is $85
 Both Audio and eBooks available to consortia

11. Strong in Adult Fiction and Nonfiction as well as YA/Children
Biographies, Women authors, Divergent Trilogy
Introduced metered title model. 26 checkouts per title and then
title must be repurchased. 1 copy per user
Average price is $18-$30 per title
 Both Audio and eBooks available to consortia

12. Classics imprint and strong front and backlist in NF
titles
Now owned by Random House but retains its own
identity.
Titles must be repurchased after 12 months. 1 copy, 1
user
Average price per title is $28
Both eBooks and Audio available to consortia

13. Business, adult fiction and nonfiction & strong juvenile
fiction collection
Backlist available for 52 checkouts or 2 years
Average price per title is $28
eBooks (backlist titles) available to individual libraries
but not consortia
Audio available to consortia

14. Home to very prolific writers James Patterson, Nicholas Sparks,
Sandra Brown, Nelson Demille and children's books
New eBooks released simultaneously with print and 1 copy 1
user for unlimited uses.
eBook is 3x highest print price for first year and then 1.5 x
highest print price thereafter
Audio available to consortium. Only children's eBooks available
to Consortium. Individual libraries can purchase all eBooks.

15. Strong in nonfiction and strong in Childrens & YA
Dan Brown, Janet Evanovich, Stephen King
Audio and ebooks not available to libraries widely

16. Digital publishing has opened doors for small
publishers and self published authors
If you write it, will they read it?....probably
Self serve publishing options like Smashwords

18. Audio and eBook source for large and small publishers
Provide a platform as well as content
OverDrive
3M Cloud
Axis 360 from Baker & Taylor
EBSCO eBooks
Freading

19. Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, Gale
Ebrary and EBL
EBSCO
Hathi Trust
http://guides.main.library.emory.edu/conte
nt.php?pid=182221&sid=2436448

20. Follett & Mackin
OverDrive
EBSCO Audio & eBooks
Gale Virtual Reference Library
BrainHive
Tumblebooks & Bookflix

21. 1 copy/1 user
Metered access
Simultaneous users
 Short-term use ex. 3 hours
Pay-per-use

22. Lease model -OverDrive, 3M etc
Patron Driven Access (PDA)-ebrary
Subscription
Short Term Loans
Perpetual Access
Subscription Model –EBSCO
Rent-to-Own

23. Is at a tipping point
Netflix/Hulu influence
Low price point, average price per title is about $20
Library promotion is the greatest challenge at this point
Great introductory article on streaming video
http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2014/04/media/video/step
ping-into-the-stream-bringing-netflix-style-video-to-libraries/

26. Douglas County Library made Open Content a
“household” word
Platform that allows libraries to curate and share
local materials
Allows ownership of content vs. lease
DRM free content
Home-grown vs. commercial platform

27.  Provincetown Public Press, Provincetown Public Library, MA
 Academy Park Press ,Williamson County Public Library, TN
 http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/03/publishing/the-public-library-as-publisher/#_

28. Streaming audio: elimination of problematic
WMA format
Enhanced books: mostly with children’s
materials

29.  Monthly list of 10 titles nominated by public library staff
 “The goal of LibraryReads is to help the adult audience discover great
reads”
 Showcases the important role public libraries play in building buzz for
new books and new authors
 To get involved register for Edelweiss
 Request and receive free e-galleys and nominate your favorites
 Learn more at http://libraryreads.org/

31. Sara Gold
sgold@wils.org
608.616.0355
www.wils.org
Twitter: wilscommunity@wils.org