Libros digitales para todos / eBooks 4 eVeryBody

Martin R. Kalfatovic11 March 02012 | SXSW | Interactive

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Libros digitales para todos / eBooks 4 eVeryBody

19 Museums

9 Research Centers

The National Zoological Park

Locations from Cambridge, MA to the Republic of Panama

137 million artifacts, works of art and specimens

7.4 million digital records online

1.9 million library volumes

122,000 cubic feet of archival material

Libros digitales para todos / eBooks for Everybody

The verdict: the need for quality Spanish-language books is only growing stronger, and the economic downturn is driving readers to libraries in search of free information and entertainment even as it hurts libraries’ ability to help them

- Emily Wilson

“[T]echnology allows a more efficient distribution process in electronic

formats. We see a bright future for our publishers and authors in the US if they

embrace the new technological challenges and customer needs.”

- Ignacio Domínguez

http://bit.ly/wvBbrf Emily Wilson, Publishing Perspectives, 29 Jun 2010

Hispanics, Wealthy Increase Tablet Ownership

Between November 2010 and May 2011, the largest increases in tablet ownership have been among men when compared with women; Hispanic adults when compared with white and African-American adults; adults 18-29; those with some college or college degrees; and those reporting household incomes of $30,000 or more. Overall, the highest rates of tablet ownership are among Hispanic adults and those with household incomes of at least $75,000 annually.

http://bit.ly/A6wjR1

B&N now selling ebooks in Spanish18 Nov 2010

1470 - 1599Average of 125 book titles per year

Codex: 500 years of quality!

No manual needed!

Of making many books there is no end- Ecclesiastes 12:12

129,864,880** number of books, carefully defined, according to Google

10 million ebook “titles” available TODAY in the United States from all sources- Glenn Fleishman

3,500 books

100/115paperback/Kindle

100/180hardcover/Kindle

Obligatory Chart Graphic

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Caveat, we don't endorse any eReader; we're showing Kindles and iPads and Nooks and Kobos, but that’s just for illustration purposes …

I come not to bury Pat the Bunny

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“Board books are for chewing, not reading”

Mandatory Pat the Bunny slide

Worry about Copyright

Partnerships with open content providers like the Internet Archive

Engage with initiatives like the Digital Public Library of America

Multiplatform / Multiformat

http://xkcd.com/14/

The Congress shall have Power ... To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors

the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries. U.S. Code Title 17. Chapter 1. Section 109

Books on Devices | in Apps | in BrowsersInternet Archive 2010

Martin R. KalfatovicSmithsonian Libraries

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Notes and citations for the slides available on the blog above

Thanks to Banjo for reading Northanger Abbey on the Kindle

Thanks!