Prepared to presented at the Arizona Library Association's Annual 2011 Conference in Tucson, Arizona in November, 2011.

1. eBooks/eReaders
WHERE ARE WE?
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
Ted

2. Restaurant example

3. From our AzLA President
 “Within the next decade we may see the demise of
print books.”
“We will continue to work to ensure the right
of every person to access digital content
regardless of whether they can afford to
purchase an e-Reader or eBooks.”
A Message from the Director
-Nancy Ledeboer

4. The medium is the message
“One does not have to wade into McLuhan to see that
electronic readers and associated devices, in
combination with the Internet, are a new plateau in the
dissemination of language and literature.” Rex Murphy,
National Post (Toronto).

5. Richland County PL, South Carolina

6. New Opportunity?

7. Operating atop shifting sands?
 An investment in hardware that is sure to be out of
date in only several years is not a trivial issue for
most libraries.” (eBooks and eReaders in Public and
Academic Libraries).
 The Digital Books are licensed and not owned and
thus do not have right of first purchase.

8. Public Library Perspective
“If it’s fair to say that Academic Libraries already have
an ocean of electronic content available, then public
libraries are more akin to a desert.”
(eBooks and eReaders in Public and Academic Libraries).

9. The Revolution is Here
Source: Library Journal Second Annual Ebook Survey-

10. Left in the Dust?
Our Mission
“This issue is important because it fundamentally impacts
the primary role of the library-to connect people and
information.”
 (eBooks and eReaders in Public and Academic Libraries)

11. The Have Nots
Source: Library Second Annual Ebook Survey-10-12-11

12. 12% of American adults own e-Book readers

13. Death of the dedicated eReader?

14. Device proliferation & convergence
Source: Library Second Annual Ebook Survey-10-12-11

15. The Tablet Surge

16. Do we really want to read bedtime stories to our
children using an iPad?

17. Seniors like touch screens
 “Unlike some technologies, eReaders are not always
intuitive.”
 We no longer want tied down to wired plug & play.
 Adjustable
Font Size

18. Print vs.Digital
 “Each format offers specific technological
advantages to recommend it, but six in 10 survey
respondents who commented on the subject found
more to like about paper books’ durability, freedom
from battery or electric power, and ease on the eyes.
Only one in four had such positive things to say
about e-books’ convenience or various
enhancements.” Booking to the Future by Jamie E.
Helgren.

19. Beyond the Tipping Point
 Yet no matter what librarians think, it is library users
who will guide the future demand for format options
in books and libraries. Perhaps this demographic
should be surveyed next, to try to get a clearer view
of their expectations.
- Jamie E. Helgren
in Booking to the Future

20. 2010 vs. 2011-A High Rise
Source: Library Second Annual Ebook Survey-10-12-11

21. The Benefits of Being Flexible
 Think of the possibilities!
 Book Clubs & One Book-One Community programs

22. HarperCollins Controversy

23. What if Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon &
Schuster agree to join Overdrive?

24. The Challenge and the Chaos of DRM
 “Digital Rights Management, or what at least one
advocacy group calls Digital Restrictions
Management.” eBooks and eReaders in Public and
Academic Libraries.

25. DRM
 As we're all too aware, digital library content is still
locked up by and large in either clunky formats or
dedicated consoles. DRM doesn't frustrate most
librarians because we're anti-capitalist, free-content
absolutists; it gets us worked up because it's a pain
in the neck for our patrons, and more often than not
it stops this convergence idea dead in its tracks.
Josh Hadro Library Journal

26. Time to enter the permanent whitewater
 Get ready for twist and turns and flips. It’s going to
be different and exciting.
 Forward to Convergence!

27. A new Digital Divide?

28. It won’t be long now.
Books and libraries are among our most powerful
symbols. But like lighthouses — once too so vital and
necessary — maybe libraries now have more
emblematic than genuine cultural impact.
Please do not mistake me. I love libraries, and will
always. I love lighthouses too. But then came GPS,
the Kobo of navigation.
Rex Murphy-National Post (Toronto)

29. Libraries must reinvent themselves?
 “There has been much discussion
but little concrete action, It’s as if many
of us want to move forward, but are not
sure even where to begin.”
eBooks and eReaders in Public and
Academic Libraries)
Library Renewal.org
Greater Phoenix Digital Library staff wiki shares training
materials, locally grown resources, and ideas about how to
better serve our customers.

30. Teen or Toddler Years?

31. The Ultimate Goals? Clouds or Hybrids?
 Unlimited access to e-books-No wait lists
 Download directly from the Library Catalog into
the device
 The Digital books are stored on a cloud, so device
memory would not be occupied
 Hybrid-digital rights when
a print copy is purchased

32. Booking into our Future

33. eBooking into our Future

34. eBooking into our Future

35. Into the Unknown
“If we don’t take the challenge of creating our future, it
will be created for us—forcing us into a more and
more marginalized niche.”
-George Needham
Renewing a sense of optimism of the potential of
technology and libraries.

36. eBooks/eReaders
THANK YOU!
TED