Thursday, August 22, 2013

Startup Atingo Promises "Radical" Approach to E-Book Library Lending

Swedish startup Atingo, a collaboration between Publit and Axiell, offers a platform for real-time negotiation of ebook lending rights between libraries and publishers.
Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk argues that in the West, as the importance of literary novels decreases, the literary torch will be picked up by China and India.
More News from PP:
OverDrive surveyed library users and found they buy an average of 3.2 books (both print and e-books) each month, with 35% buying after borrowing.
From the Archives:
International interest, digitization, and market consolidation are not new phenomenon in Brazil, and many began more than ten years ago, as evidenced by this brief timeline.

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