This document provides an overview of ebooks, ebook formats, devices, and issues related to ebooks in libraries. It discusses the major players in the ebook ecosystem like OverDrive, Adobe, Amazon, and publishers. Some key points: - OverDrive is the largest distributor of ebooks to libraries and works with Adobe on digital rights management (DRM). - Popular ebook readers include Kindle, Nook, and iOS devices, with Kindle being the most widely used. Different formats like EPUB, PDF, and Kindle are supported on various devices. - Issues include challenges with DRM, limits on circulations from publishers, and meeting user expectations around access versus ownership of e

1. eReaders,
OverDrive, and
Adobe
Presented by Michelle Belmont
Associate Librarian, Oxboro Library

2. Introduction
"Big Data" from Overdrive as of May 2012
How users browse public library ebook collections
● 49% Windows Computers
● 28% Apple products: iPhone, iPad, iTouch, etc.
● 13% Macintosh
● 5% Android
Top eReader Devices as of April 2012
1. Amazon Kindle
2. B&N Nook
3. Sony Reader

3. Quotes
"In this volatile period of experimentation, no single
business model will offer the best terms for all libraries or
be adapted by all publishers or distributors."
~ALA Report on Library eBook Business Models
"They can release hardware and software faster than we
can build support into Adobe Digital Editions."
~Nick Bogaty, former Adobe Sr Business Development
Manager

4. Overview of Acronyms& History of eBook File Types

5. Reader PDF EPUB KINDLE
Amazon Kindle 1 NO NO YES
Amazon Kindle 2, DX YES NO YES
Amazon Kindle 3 YES NO YES
Amazon Kindle Fire YES NO YES
Android Devices YES YES YES
Apple iOS Devices YES YES YES
Barnes & Noble Nook YES YES NO
Barnes & Noble Nook Color YES YES NO
Mac OS X YES YES YES
Windows YES YES YES
Sony Reader YES YES NO
Windows Phone 7 YES YES YES
Adapted from Comparison of eBook Formats at Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats

6. Background of OverDrive & Adobe
partnership
OverDrive Adobe
● 1986 Founded ● 1982 Founded
● 2000 Content Reserve opens ● 1993 PDFs introduced
● 2002 Launch of Digital Library ● 1994 PageMaker acquired
Reserve ● 1999 InDesign launched
● 2005 Acquired Macromedia
○ Adds to product portfolio
newer software products &
platforms
● 2008 Launch of Adobe Content
Server
○ software for DRM
○ works with ADEPT
Partnership
● 2008 OverDrive & Adobe partnership on ADEPT
(Adobe Digital Experience Protection Technology)
○ Adobe Digital Editions uses ADEPT for DRM

7. Chain of Access
From Adobe eBook Platform White Paper
http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/pdfs/adobe_ebook_platform_whitepaper.pdf

8. Chain of Access

9. Wifi vs 3G
3G: Phone industry OverDrive Delivery
Collection of third generation Methods
mobile technologies designed
to allow mobile operators to
offer integrated data & voice
servers over mobile networks.
Wifi: Computer
industry
The 802.11b wireless ethernet
standard designed to support
wireless LANs.

10. eReaders/Devices + OMC/ADE
Kindles:
-Amazon provides ebook files,
DRM, and auth. via Amazon
account.
-OverDrive provides
authentication via library card.
Nook, Sony, Android, iOS/Apple, &
other mobiles:
-OverDrive provides ebook files
(and auth. via library card).
-Adobe Digital Editions provides
authentication via Adobe account.
-Adobe Content Servers provide
DRM.

11. Issues
Marketplace Rent vs Own
Publishers: The Big Seven ● OverDrive rents books to
● Random House: raising prices libraries.
● Harper Collins: 26 circ limit
● MacMillan: only scholarly
● Subscription license stops;
books via Palgrave no more access.
● Penguin: dropped OverDrive in
Feb. Pilot program w/ 3M in
June.
● Simon & Schuster: NO
Users
● Hachette: Backlist only ● Library patron's
● Scholastic: Pottermore only
expectation of access
As of Feb '12 with an update in July '12.
● Technology literacy gap

12. Talking to the Patron
Library Journal &
Bowker's Patron
Profiles Report
(Aug 2012)
● 28% library patrons
want to download
books from the
library.
● Among ebook
borrowing patrons,
41% bought their
last ebook.

13. Cheatsheets

14. Cheatsheets

15. Resources
Where to go for more help:
● Overdrive: Getting Started with eBook Readers
http://help.overdrive.com/article/0481/getting-started-with-ebook-readers
● Overdrive: How to Train the Patron
http://overdrive.com/files/TrainingCenter/Training-PatronAssistance.pdf
● Overdrive: Device Resource Center
http://overdrive.com/resources/drc/Default.aspx?type=ebook
● Overdrive: How to borrow Kindle Books from your library
http://help.overdrive.com/article/0431/How-to-borrow-Kindle-Books-from-your-library
● Overdrive: Getting started with a NOOK & How to transfer titles to a NOOK
http://help.overdrive.com/article/0476/Getting-started-with-a-NOOK
http://help.overdrive.com/article/0050/How-to-transfer-titles-to-a-NOOK
● Overdrive: Getting started with an iOS device (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch)
http://help.overdrive.com/article/0477/Getting-started-with-an-iOS-device-iPhoneiPadiPod-touch
● Overdrive: How to install OverDrive's mobile app on an Android device
http://help.overdrive.com/article/0024/How-to-install-OverDrives-mobile-app-on-an-Android-Device
● Overdrive: How to install OverDrive's mobile app on a Windows Phone 7 device
http://help.overdrive.com/article/0357/How-to-install-OverDrives-mobile-app-on-a-Windows-Phone-7-device
● OverDrive eBooks How To with Screengrabs prepared by the Monroe County Library System.
http://www3.libraryweb.org/uploadedFiles/MCLS/Download/OverDrive/Step%20by%20Step%20Guide%20to%
20Adobe%20Digital%20Editions%20Overdrive%20eBooks.pdf

16. Articles Cited
Adobe. (2010). Adobe eBook Platform: Authoring and delivering eBooks across devices. Adobe Digital Publishing White Paper. Retrieved from
http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/pdfs/adobe_ebook_platform_whitepaper.pdf
Albanese, A. (2012). ALA Releases Report on Library E-book Business Models. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved from
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/53511-ala-releases-report-on-library-e-book-business-models-.html
Bradford, B. (2012). Libraries Grapple with the Downside of E-Books. NPR. Retrieved from
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/29/153900929/libraries-grapple-with-the-downside-of-e-books
Griffey, J. (2012). E-readers now, E-readers Forever! In Library Technology Reports, Gadgets & Gizmos: Libraries and the Post PC Era (14-20). Academic Search Premier,
EBSCOhost.
Hardro, J. (2009). Ebook Accessibility Issues Trouble OverDrive & Adobe. Library Journal. Retrieved from http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6701693.html
Hastings, J. (2011). School Library Loans via Kindle. Tech Knowledge, June 2011, 12-13. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost.
Kelley, M. (2012). The Digital Shift: a Guide to Publishers in the Library Ebook Market. Retrieved from
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/02/ebooks/a-guide-to-publishers-in-the-library-ebook-market/
Kelley, M. & Schwartz, M. (2012). Overdrive offers first glimpse at "Big Data." Library Journal: Info Tech, May 2012, 16. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost.
Kroski, E. (2012). Library Patrons want e-books over every other downloadable media. OEDb: iLibrarian. Retrieved from
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/library-patrons-want-e-books-over-every-other-downloadable-media/
Lehr, W. & McKnight, L.W. (2003). Wireless Internet Access: 3G or Wifi? MIT Research Program on Internet and Telecoms Convergence, MIT Telecommunications Policy
27 (2003), 351-370. Retrieved from http://people.csail.mit.edu/wlehr/Lehr-Papers_files/Lehr%20Wifi%203G.pdf
McCoy, B. (2009). Adobe and Barnes & Noble eBook Collaboration. Retrieved from http://blogs.adobe.com/billmccoy/2009/10/adobe_and_barne.html
Polanka, S. (2012). An Ebook Primer: many small libraries are still just getting started with ebooks. Here's a helpful guide on those first steps. Library Journal: Series
Exploring Ebook Options, April 2012, 42-44. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost.
Rainie, L. (2012). Tablet and E-book reader Ownership Nearly Double Over the Holiday Gift-Giving Period. Retrieved from
http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/01/23/tablet-and-e-book-reader-ownership-nearly-double-over-the-holiday-gift-giving-period/
Rapp, D. (2011). ALA Tech Overview: Focusing on Patrons. Library Journal: Info Tech, August 2011, 16. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost.
Tallent, J. (2011). eBook Formats. Retrieved from http://ebookarchitects.com/conversions/formats.php
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Comparison of e-book formats. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats

17. Further reading on current issues with
eBooks, publishers & distributors
The Issues: Privacy, Access, Publishers
ALA. E-Books Wiki. http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php?title=E-Books
ALA. Digital Rights Management (DRM) & Libraries. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright/digitalrights
Carlson, A. Digital Delight. https://sites.google.com/a/tblc.org/digital-delight/
Hamilton, B. J. eBooks, eReaders & Libraries: resources and news on eBooks. http://www.scoop.it/t/kindle-fire
International Digital Publishing Forum. EPUB3 Specification Overview.
http://idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-overview.html
Kelley, M. (2011). Playing It Safe with Patron Confidentiality and Ebooks. Library Journal. Retrieved from
http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/890319-264/playing_it_safe_with_patron.html.csp
LIS Info. eBook Options for Libraries. http://lisinfo.org/ebooks/table.html
Losinski, P. (2012). Ebooks: has a content divide replaces the digital divide? IFLA Conference.
http://conference.ifla.org/sites/default/files/files/papers/wlic2012/182-losinski-en.pdf
Mairn, C. E-books and Libraries: Providing Access & Planning Ahead. http://slideshare.net/chadmairn
Where to Get DRM-free Books
Calibre OpenBooks http://drmfree.calibre-ebook.com/ | Internet Archive http://archive.org/
Open Library http://openlibrary.org/ | Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/

18. Questions?