{"id":332,"date":"2013-07-17T01:57:01","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T23:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/23mobilethings.net\/wpress\/?p=332"},"modified":"2013-10-04T05:49:48","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T03:49:48","slug":"thing-16-ebooks-and-ebook-apps-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/23mobilethings.net\/wpress\/2013\/07\/17\/thing-16-ebooks-and-ebook-apps-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thing 16: ebooks and ebook apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ebooks are well suited to the convenience of mobile devices, but it is not a \u2018one size fits all\u2019 scenario.\u00a0 Tablets and smart phones can act as ereader devices using apps, while other library clients may prefer to have a dedicated ebook reader (eg. Kobo, Kindle, Nook, Sony etc.)\u00a0 Sometimes these <a title=\"Wikipedia - Comparison of e-book readers\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comparison_of_e-book_readers\" target=\"_blank\">electronic paper ereaders<\/a>\u00a0 are preferred over a tablet or smartphone because the screen may be easier to read in bright sunlight and the battery life is usually longer.\u00a0\u00a0 On the other hand a tablet or mobile device can have several ereader apps loaded providing access to a wider range of content.<\/p>\n<p>Whichever type of mobile reading device your clients prefer, as library professionals we have a few challenges to consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>assisting clients to find suitable ebook content in a marketplace where some content is free, some is added to library collections via subscriptions and some is only available for individual sale and cannot be offered to library clients<\/li>\n<li>explaining to clients what DRM and proprietary formats are and why that means that not all ebooks can be read on all devices and some content that they would like to access is not available in their geographic region<\/li>\n<li>hosting locally created content that is born digital (eg. local history ebooks, subject guides, etc.) and content that is converted to digital (eg. <a title=\"British Library eBook Treasures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bl.uk\/ebooktreasures\/\" target=\"_blank\">British Library eBook Treasures\u00a0<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>assisting some clients who are learning how their own devices work and what content is available for that device as most ebook use in libraries is BYOD (bring your own device)<\/li>\n<li>keeping up as ebook formats evolve and become more interactive like <a title=\"Why Interactive eBooks are a Perfect Fit for Wii U\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2013\/07\/talking_point_why_interactive_ebooks_are_a_perfect_fit_for_wii_u \" target=\"_blank\">this example<\/a><\/li>\n<li>working collaboratively with publishers to find effective models that allow readers and books to connect in both bookseller and library environments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free options for ebooks, including\u00a0 <a title=\"Project Gutenberg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Project Gutenberg<\/a> , <a title=\"Open Library \" href=\"http:\/\/openlibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open Library<\/a> and\u00a0 <a title=\"HathiTrust Digital Library\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hathitrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">HathiTrust Digital Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Explore the ebooks available from your local public library, the national (or state \/ province) library in your area. Is it easy for your clients to find all the ebook options available to them?<\/li>\n<li>A wide variety of file formats are used to deliver ebooks, including: <a title=\"Wikipedia - Comparison of e-book formats\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comparison_of_e-book_formats\" target=\"_blank\">Kindle (AZW), PDF, TXT, DOC, MOBI, PRC, HTML, EPUB, PPT, BBeB Book and more<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Which formats work on your mobile devices?<\/li>\n<li>What is <a title=\"ALA digital rights \" href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/advocacy\/copyright\/digitalrights\" target=\"_blank\">digital rights management<\/a> (DRM)?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What are the <a title=\"ALIA ebooks and elending\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alia.org.au\/advocacy-and-campaigns\/advocacy-campaigns\/ebooks-and-elending\" target=\"_blank\">issues for libraries<\/a>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are a wide variety of options for delivering ebooks to clients, including links in your catalog, portals on your website, vendor supported apps, library specific apps and the <a title=\"Library Box\" href=\"http:\/\/librarybox.us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Library Box<\/a> .<\/li>\n<li>There are a number of eBook related pins on <a title=\"Pinterest - 23 mobile things - ebooks\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/23mobilethings\/ebooks\/\" target=\"_blank\">our Pinterest board<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THINKING POINTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How well do you know your clients and community?\u00a0 What devices and file formats are most used in your community? 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