Surveying the Ereading Landscape

Reviewing theeBook Landscape

Innovations, Roadblocks, Rules Rewritten

NJLA Annual ConferenceJune 5, 2012

David Lisa Associate Director

Camden County Library System

So…1. Economical

2. Convenience3. Availability4. Ownership5. Demand

6. A New Model7. The Solution?

What is the best-selling Kindle book right now?

“Technology is anything that was invented after

you were born.” – Alan Kay

But first…

21% of Americanshave read an e-book

in the last year.

A lot of people gote-readers forthe holidays.

The average e-book reader has read 24 books in the

past 12 months.

People who read e-content are spending more time

reading.

Printed books still dominate.

4 times as many people read e-books nowthan 2 years ago.

E-book reading happens across an array of devices,

including smartphones.

The majority of book readers prefer to buyrather than borrow.

Device ownersread more often.

The availability of e-content is an issue to

some.

"There is no (reading) culture clash – whether it is analog or digital, reading remains the

most important cultural technology."

Dr. Stephan Füssel

Tech

What Doesn’t Work?

What Can Work?

All-You-Can-Eat

Some Possible Futures.

Will Print andDigital Co-exist?

A New Model?

The Future is Largely Unwritten.

Serving the Digital Generation.

Questions?Comments?

CreditsPew Internet & American Life Project. The Rise of e-reading

http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/the-rise-of-e-reading/

E-book hold graphic courtesy of Santa Clara County Library

Kindle on the bus photo courtesy of Brian Snyder/Reuters

WNYC & Ben Bradford

Thanks!

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