2. The purpose of
this survey
• Digital audiobook is a popular digital content
format in U.S.
• A digital audiobook platform may work well with
other multimedia digital contents
• It’s a portable / downloadable digital content, and
for iPod and other mobile device.
3. Audiobook in
U.S.
• $871 million in 2005
– $206 million (AAP),
– $179 million e-Book (AAP)
– $25,067 total publication (AAP)
• 4.7 percent increase 2004-2005
– 29.0% increase (AAP)
Audio Publishers Association (2006) 2006 Sales Survey and Consumer Survey Results.
Association of American Publishers (2006) 2005 Industry Statistics
6. Audiobook Vendors
for Libraries
• Audible
• NetLibrary
• OverDrive
• Playaway
• TumbleBooks
Peters, T. A. (2007). Digital Audiobook Services through Libraries. Library Technology Reports, 43:1. ALA
7. Service model
• Content Ownership
• Cost
• Licensing and agreement terms
• Playback options
• Circulation models
• Integration with library system
8. Content
ownership
• Purchase model
• Lease model
10. Lease model
• NetLibrary (Buffet model)
– Libraries lease access to the core collection and also gain
access to the approximately thirty titles being added
each month.
– Offer multi-year contracts.
– allows for multiple concurrent users
– Some audio content don’t offer lease model
• TumbleBooks.com (offer leased unlimited)
13. Licensing Model
• One User Per Copy at a Time, Multiple
Concurrent Usage, Unlimited Concurrent
Usage
– TumbleBooks
14. Circulation Models
• No circulation model (Audible) Download
• Circulation period (NetLibrary) Download
• DRM Console (OverDrive) Download
• Device (Playaway)
• Streaming (TumbleBooks)
15. DRM console
• OverDrive Media Console (2006.10)
– Download from library web catalog
– Play/Read in local PC/NB
– Transfer to PDA, cell phone, mp3 player,
– Burn a CD*
• Microsoft DRM, Acrobat content server
16. Integration with
Library System
• Provide MARC records
– NetLibrary, OverDrive (OCLC)
• Integration with reader’s library account
• 電子書目錄介面客製化 (OverDrive)
18. OverDrive Digital
Library Reserve
• Clients: metropolitan library systems (New York,
Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Seattle and
Cleveland), Singapore, Mexico, Canada and
Australia.
• Strength : 提供電子書、有聲書、音樂、影片下
載服務 (multi- digital content format platform)
• Game, interaction software in future
21. OverDrive Digital Lib Workflow
Create a
Select List
Reports: Edit a
Review Usage Select List
Complete PO
Checkout &
=
Download
Purchase
Titles
available
on site
www.contentreserve.com
22. OverDrive
Core
• DRM is the core of OverDrive
– OverDrive Digital Asset Management System
– Microsoft® Digital Asset Server (DAS)
• WMA
• Microsoft Reader
– Arcobat Content Server
• PDF
