dc.date.accessioned	2014-10-10T16:33:06Z
dc.date.available	2014-10-10T16:33:06Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.citation	<i>Ebooks, the new normal Ebook penetration & use in U.S. public libraries : Second annual survey.</i> (2011). New York, N.Y.: Library Journal.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/1876
dc.description	2011 Survey of Ebook Penetration & Use in U.S. Public Libraries	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Ebooks have been on the upswing for the past two years, but libraries really began to see a spike in the last year. In fact, many respondents to our second annual Library Journal Survey of Ebook Use in U.S. Public Libraries saw demand grow right after Christmas 2010. Armed with a variety of new devices that hit the market in 2010, library patrons marched in to their local library or visited their library’s website in order to discover and download content. Nearly two-thirds (66%) of the 1,053 respondents to our 2011 survey said they had experienced a “dramatic” increase in requests for ebooks in the past year. Part of the increase in demand was inspired by the new devices themselves. Barnes & Noble rethought and redesigned its Nook. A new version of the Apple iPad was released to much hoopla. Lower-cost ereaders such as the Kobo Reader and others that are short on bells and whistles but high on readability also helped expand the ebook market. With a new holiday season just around the corner and a slate of cheaper devices hitting the market (Amazon will be selling a basic Kindle version for as low as $79), we can expect another round of the same. One happy consequence, as found in this survey, is that libraries reported more users coming to public libraries to use their ebook collections. Just over threefourths (76%) of public library respondents said that they have attracted new users to the library by offering ebooks. Almost half of respondents (43%) are aware of customers who are “e” only and decline to borrow print editions. For context: as recently as 2009, almost two-thirds of public libraries (62%) reported not circulating any ebooks—a scant two years later, that number is now 21%. This illustrates how quickly things change, and how readily public libraries have adapted with them.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Library Journal	en_US
dc.subject	Public Libraries	en_US
dc.subject	Ebooks	en_US
dc.subject	Ebook Survey	en_US
dc.subject	Ebook Acquisition, Licensing, and Circulation	en_US
dc.subject	Ebook Usage	en_US
dc.subject	Electronic Resources	en_US
dc.subject	Ebook Vendors	en_US
dc.title	Ebooks: The New Normal - Ebook Penetration & Use in U.S. Public Libraries	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Second Annual Survey of Ebook Penetration & Use in U.S. Public Libraries	en_US
dc.type	Technical Report	en_US