/tags/e-books E-books en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /2024-09-06/the-business-of-e-books-garfield-heights-overdrive-is-middleman-between-libraries-and-publishers As e-book use has exploded since the pandemic, libraries nationwide have been feeling the effects of a marketplace with uneven pricing. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /2024-09-06/the-business-of-e-books-garfield-heights-overdrive-is-middleman-between-libraries-and-publishers Kabir Bhatia /show/all-sides/2024-05-28/tech-tuesday-how-columbus-libraries-navigate-the-rising-cost-of-e-books Nearly half of all books checked out by Columbus libraries are E-books, and that’s a problem. Digital books are more expensive than paper, costing libraries $75 for a two-year license of a single copy. Tue, 28 May 2024 12:22:53 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-05-28/tech-tuesday-how-columbus-libraries-navigate-the-rising-cost-of-e-books /news/2019-11-01/columbus-library-joins-nationwide-protest-of-e-book-restrictions The Columbus Metropolitan Library System is joining several other large library systems across the U.S. in suspending purchases of all electronic versions… Fri, 01 Nov 2019 12:04:23 GMT /news/2019-11-01/columbus-library-joins-nationwide-protest-of-e-book-restrictions Steve Brown /wvxu-stories/2019-08-20/library-wait-times-for-e-books-e-audiobooks-are-about-to-get-longer Libraries are pushing back against new e-book and e-audiobook policies by some of the biggest publishers. Companies like Macmillan and Simon &... Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:47:08 GMT /wvxu-stories/2019-08-20/library-wait-times-for-e-books-e-audiobooks-are-about-to-get-longer Tana Weingartner /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-09-20/tech-tuesday-e-books-self-driving-ubers-and-kids-tech Uber unleashed four self-driving cars to the streets of Pittsburgh last week. The partnership with the ride-share company is part of the city’s plan to… Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-09-20/tech-tuesday-e-books-self-driving-ubers-and-kids-tech