tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775202942071290462.post1293314744802512779..comments2024-03-29T00:24:35.052-07:00Comments on Behind the Lines: Library Ebooks & the Indie Author Conundrum, Part 1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01874801330155969526noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775202942071290462.post-5307656281005061292011-06-12T08:57:37.464-07:002011-06-12T08:57:37.464-07:00I think if you are hoping to make any money with e...I think if you are hoping to make any money with ebooks, you really need to have them listed at Amazon and B&N, along with print copies of your books.<br />Currently, I'm guessing, there is no way to force OverDrive to carry a self published ebook and charge libraries to loan the book.<br />When it comes to libraries, I do provide a free copy of my printed books to local libraries.<br />Most of my sales now are in my ebooks available at Amazon and B&NPete Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370444217448993125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775202942071290462.post-47611180910629095052011-04-21T09:18:14.538-07:002011-04-21T09:18:14.538-07:00Hi, Elizabeth. Thanks for posting. I hope you had ...Hi, Elizabeth. Thanks for posting. I hope you had a moment to catch part 2 of this topic. I love your idea of there being a resource where libraries could grab free ebook content, especially if that content was by local authors. Unfortunately, it seems that libraries are increasingly willing to hand over all of their digital operations to OverDrive and its ilk. I recognize that with existing budgets and whatnot, libraries may have no choice but to take this path. Imagine the IT headache of having to grow a new asset management system for digital content. But who knows? In 20 years, perhaps these aggregators will have vanished and we'll all be checking out ebooks from the Library of Congress. Would that level of content centralization be a bad thing?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874801330155969526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775202942071290462.post-19102873153211728632011-04-18T10:56:03.084-07:002011-04-18T10:56:03.084-07:00I had to do some digging on the OverDrive website,...I had to do some digging on the OverDrive website, but this is how it looks like self-published/indie authors join in libraries buying and distributing their ebooks and other media. https://secure.contentreserve.com/Login.asp<br /><br />I suppose this is one way to do it. Another would be for perhaps someone to make an indie author page for libraries to access their books for free. I know I wouldn't mind making my first novel available for download via PDF for patrons, and then subsequent novels say 1 year after they were available electronically. Lost sales could be an issue, but there's always the argument that someone who reads a book at a library wasn't going to buy a copy, anyway. But they are the type of annoying friend who says "I just read this awesome book, you should, too."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974473674222349076noreply@blogger.com