1. Some stuff librarians should knowAndWhere to from here for libraries Paul Nielsen Hauraki District Libraries Manager Hikuwai Regional Weekend School3-4 March 20121

2. This is not: an ebook history lesson a comprehensive overview the same as what it started out as! This is: From a public library perspective Not about OverDrive vs Wheelers, or device wars About more than just ebooks A disruptive innovation2 3. Past, present and future(s)Digital Restrictions Management (DRM)Libraries and ebooksThe eReading ecologyTowards a Library Position 3 4. Adobe from your .mobi?Kindle from your Kobo?ipad from your Android?Behind the Scenes with ebooks video?Down with DRM? 4 5. Current ebook DRM is not enough!Anti-features vs. Free softwareLockdown dead aheadThis affects me & libraries how?Comparisons to music industry5 6. Similaryet quite different Slow to embrace digital Repeated use vs single use Litigate firstNo alt. revenue stream (Concerts) Slow collective response no free market system (RRP) big middlemen Sales & growth opportunityRadio vs librariesReading is a mono-tasking activityInternet is grown-up now Music dropped DRM in 20076 7. pasthas created the presentchange from within not withoutwe can shape our futurelibraries asserting their value 7 8. Dowe need a Libraries position?What is the Reading Ecology? Bigger than us Its all about the reader What we bring to the table Our e-value proposition? 8 9. Branding is over, reputation is everything! We have reputation in spades letsleverage off it. Libraries = free marketing & reputationbuilding for publishers The library channel has money to spend publishers need libraries more thanlibraries need publishers9 10. What we do for publishers & authors1. We let people read your books.2. We introduce people to your books3. We celebrate books and authors everyday, all year long.4. We archive older books5. We do publicity6. We WANT to buy your books.7. We love books too.8. Who else is going to pay for databases and journals?9. Library users are your best customers. 10 11. How eBook Catalogs at Public Libraries Drive Publishers Book Sales and Profits -OverDriveThought Leadership White Paper 1.4 billion library visits in 2008 $143million US spent on electronic content in 2010 Discoverability drives revenue Sony Library Finder Library promotions lead to sales whetting the consumer appetite. As the market for eBooks continues to develop, thesignificance of public libraries will grow. 11 12. http://overdrive.com/files/PubWhitePaper.pdf p512 13. imagine how strong the bias against the companies that "killed libraries" would be.User Power gets results - Elsevier 13 14. Impartial Informative Championreaders rights The eBook Users Bill of Rights The eBook Buyers Bill of Rights Support open standards epub, epub, epub Device agnostic But remember no Kindle! 14 15. http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2012/02/ebooksign.html15 16. Every eBook user should have the following rights:1. ...eBooks ...that favor access over proprietary limitations2. ....eBooks on any technological platform, including the hardware and software the user chooses3. the right to annotate, quote passages, print, and share ...within the spirit of fair use and copyright4. the right of the first-sale doctrine extended to digital content... 16 17. 1. You have the right to a proper cover2. You have the right to a Table of Contents3. You have the right to proper formatting by default4. You have the right to highlight passages5. You have the right to set Bookmarks6. You have the right to Copy passages7. You have the right to legible illustrations8. You have the right to proofreading9. You have the right not to be assaulted 17 18. Audio peopleebooks LibrariesPopn books per title Nove-L289147 10 360,000 826epukapuka515122 13 650,0001020SIDownload 332126 14 390,000 852able Zone 18 19. 3000250024112000 1865 Nove-L1500 epukapuka SI Downloadable Zone10001018 803 723 598 500434 282 74 0 Nov DecJan19 20. Or none of the above?Critical NZ mass have ebooksUnite and lobbyOne Voice?Something completely different? 20 21. 1.5 Reasons Why E-Books Arent There Yet; http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/06/ebooks-not-there-yet/all/12.DRM Definition; http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/DRM Dictionary.com3.The digitization of the music industry vs. the book world: the ultimate overview (parts i-iv);http://futurebook.net/content/digitization-music-industry-vs-book-world-ultimate-overview-part-iv4.Bookseller Backed by Big Publishers Advocates Abandoning Digital Rights Management;http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/bookseller-backed-by-big-publishers-advocates-abandoning-digital-rights-management/5.A few future sources of ebook innovation; http://www.futurebook.net/content/few-future-sources-ebook-innovation6. HarperCollins Sues Over Ebook Rights; http://www.thepassivevoice.com/12/2011/harpercollins-sues-over-ebook-rights/7. Between an ebook and a hard place; http://freerangelibrarian.com/2012/02/18/between-an-ebook-and-a-hard-place/8. This Deal Is Getting Worse All the Time; http://libraryrenewal.org/2011/11/22/this-deal-is-getting-worse-all-the-time/9. How eBook Catalogs at Public Libraries Drive Publishers Book Sales and Profits; Thought Leadership White Paperhttp://overdrive.com/files/PubWhitePaper.pdf10.Random House makes history, says it will sell books to libraries with no restriction on number ofloans;http://mhpbooks.com/48837/random-house-takes-the-plunge-says-it-will-sell-books-to-libraries-with-no-restriction-on-number-of-loans/11.Ebook Talks: The Details; http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/e-content/ebook-talks-details12. User: Dealing With Pirated Ebooks Is Easier Than With Legal Ones; http://ebookfriendly.com/2011/11/20/user-dealing-with-pirated-ebooks-is-eeasier-than-with-legal-ones/13.Is there a place for readers collectives in the bright new world of eBooks? ;http://opensourceexile.blogspot.co.nz/2011_03_01_archive.html14. Will publishers kill Amazons golden goose?; http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57343682/will-publishers-kill-amazons-golden-goose/15. E-Book Readers Face Sticker Shock; http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204336104577096762173802678.html16. EC ebook probe could impose major fines; http://www.thebookseller.com/news/ec-e-book-probe-could-impose-major-fines.html17. Social messaging costly for telco operators; http://getsometechnews.com/2012/02/social-messaging-costly-for-telco-operators/1287518. Freading Ebook Library from Library Ideas, LLC; http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/02/08/freading-ebook-library-from-library-ideas-llc/#comments 21 22. 19. Just say no to Freegal; http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2011/04/just-say-no-to-freegal.html20.Paulo Coelho wants YOU to pirate his books!; http://mhpbooks.com/48583/paulo-coelho-wants-you-to-pirate-his-books/21.Earthquake Inspires New Zealand Author to Launch Own Press; http://publishingperspectives.com/2012/02/earthquake-inspires-new-zealand-author-to-launch-own-press/22.Kindle Connects to Library E-Books; http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/books/amazons-kindle-to-make-library-e-books-available.html?_r=123.The Era Of Brand Imperialism Is Over. Long Live The Reputation Economy!; http://www.forbes.com/sites/onmarketing/2011/12/16/the-era-of-brand-imperialism-is-over-long-live-the-reputation-economy/24.9 Reasons Publishers Should Stop Acting Like Libraries Are The Enemy; http://librarianbyday.net/2011/11/23/9-reasons-publishers-should-stop-acting-like-libraries-are-the-enemy-and-start-thanking-them/25.Why Publishers Should Not Only Allow Libraries to Lend Ebooks But Pay Them; http://librarywebhead.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/why-publishers-should-not-only-allow.html26.Survey Says Library Users Are Your Best Customers ; http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publishing-and-marketing/article/49316-survey-says-library-users-are-your-best-customers.html27.Elsevier Withdraws Support For The Research Works Act; http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/intro.cws_home/newmessagerwa28.The eBook Users Bill of Rights; http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2011/02/ebookrights.html29.The eBook Buyers Bill of Rights; http://ipadtest.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/the-ebook-buyers-bill-of-rights/30.This Deal Is Getting Worse All the Time; http://libraryrenewal.org/2011/11/22/this-deal-is-getting-worse-all-the-time/31.http://people.debian.org/~francois/kohacon10/kohacon10_francoismarier.pdf32.Amazon remotely deletes Orwell e-books from Kindles, unpersons reportedly unhappy (update);http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/17/amazon-remotely-deletes-orwell-e-books-from-kindles-unpersons-r/33.Sony rootkit roundup, part II; http://boingboing.net/2005/11/17/sony-rootkit-roundup.html34. Letter to the Boston Public Library ; http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/bpl.html35.Open source means freedom from anti-features; http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=AF540AA5-1A64-6A71-CE7BA509E86DF89736.Machiavellian Lens; http://research.danlockton.co.uk/toolkit/machiavellian_draft.pdf37.The coming war on general-purpose computing; http://boingboing.net/2012/01/10/lockdown.html38. Why iBooks Author is a big deal for publishers;http://www.macworld.com/article/164907/2012/01/why_ibooks_author_is_a_big_deal_for_publishers.html39.Apples mind-bogglingly greedy and evil license agreement; http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/apples-mind-bogglingly-greedy-and-evil-license-agreement/4360?tag=nl.e53940. Pulling the eBook trigger, By jivedanson: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jivedanson/4569187448/in/photostream/ 22 23. pauln@hauraki-dc.govt.nz@paulcnielsen http://library.hauraki-dc.govt.nz23