Comments on: Netflix and Libraries: Electronic Content Delivery begins with Internet TV? http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/ Libraries, Community, Technology and PEZ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:38:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Delaware Dave http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-13986 Delaware Dave Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:49:47 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-13986 Overdrive is a fine product - unless you own an iPod, THE dominant digital audio player on the planet. Jobs and Gates need to get over themselves and work cooperatively on something other than MS Office. For those not familiar with Overdrive they have an interesting sales model: libraries buy a "copies" which check out like other library material. When copies are all checked out, customers have to wait in a reserve queue. This is a model that content distributors could get on board with - it guarantees a limited number of users per sale [thwarting piracy] and provides the tight control Jeff spoke of. A clever distributor would, like Overdrive, offer to host the "copies" for a small annual fee. Now all we need are universal formats and devices. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. Overdrive is a fine product - unless you own an iPod, THE dominant digital audio player on the planet. Jobs and Gates need to get over themselves and work cooperatively on something other than MS Office.
For those not familiar with Overdrive they have an interesting sales model: libraries buy a “copies” which check out like other library material. When copies are all checked out, customers have to wait in a reserve queue.
This is a model that content distributors could get on board with - it guarantees a limited number of users per sale [thwarting piracy] and provides the tight control Jeff spoke of. A clever distributor would, like Overdrive, offer to host the “copies” for a small annual fee.
Now all we need are universal formats and devices. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12051 Jeff Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:01:07 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12051 Part of the problem is content producers are beginning to pull back on the original deal with libraries. We purchased a book/item and we let people use it again and again. In the digital world, they call that piracy. As a result, the next wave of content is tightly controlled. My fear is more that we will get locked out of the market. However, it seems we can work as a consortium to push these vendors to provide the content we want. Publishers know the power and reliability of a public library to buy their stuff. They won't want to cut us out as it means billions of dollars annually. Part of the problem is content producers are beginning to pull back on the original deal with libraries. We purchased a book/item and we let people use it again and again. In the digital world, they call that piracy. As a result, the next wave of content is tightly controlled. My fear is more that we will get locked out of the market. However, it seems we can work as a consortium to push these vendors to provide the content we want. Publishers know the power and reliability of a public library to buy their stuff. They won’t want to cut us out as it means billions of dollars annually.

]]> By: Libraryman http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12042 Libraryman Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:05:25 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12042 Oh, also, please check out the comments on the kindle pic I uploaded to flickr a few weeks back. Wow! Great flurry of comments, opinions and debate. Check it out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/libraryman/2048264201/ Oh, also, please check out the comments on the kindle pic I uploaded to flickr a few weeks back. Wow! Great flurry of comments, opinions and debate. Check it out:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/libraryman/2048264201/

]]> By: Libraryman http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12041 Libraryman Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:51:56 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12041 To Jeff's point, Overdrive is trying, as is NetLibrary with a decision to pause video release until they are more clear about a few things (my necessarily vague explanation of my understanding of that decision). Perhaps it is an attempt to be somewhat applauded, but not something that could be considered deeply significant thusfar. To this point, video is really an artificial distinction in almost all regards. Video, audio, still text, or whatever people are trying to access and libraries are in the business of providing is simply CONTENT. My professional philosophy is centered around the equation that <B>Content+Community=Libraries</B>. So in my mind this is not a video discussion. It is a content delivery discussion. And content delivery is something our industry, an industry based on sharing content, is woefully behind When I do presentations I often show a screen listing companies on the net trying to be in the video content deliver business. That collection of hundreds of logos fill the screen. The next screen I show lists Overdrive and NetLibrary and then has shots of what those serivces offer. iTunes alone just blows it out of the water. As far as ebook readers go, I really do agree. I do different presentation that includes a great big section on device evolution. The technological developments totally support your stance here in my opinion. And if that same e-content device did what the Vudu (linked in the article) does, well, where is the library in that transaction. It sure won't be free. There are lots of angles to take here and I appreciate the comment very much. You too Marilyn! To Jeff’s point, Overdrive is trying, as is NetLibrary with a decision to pause video release until they are more clear about a few things (my necessarily vague explanation of my understanding of that decision). Perhaps it is an attempt to be somewhat applauded, but not something that could be considered deeply significant thusfar.

To this point, video is really an artificial distinction in almost all regards. Video, audio, still text, or whatever people are trying to access and libraries are in the business of providing is simply CONTENT. My professional philosophy is centered around the equation that Content+Community=Libraries.

So in my mind this is not a video discussion. It is a content delivery discussion. And content delivery is something our industry, an industry based on sharing content, is woefully behind

When I do presentations I often show a screen listing companies on the net trying to be in the video content deliver business. That collection of hundreds of logos fill the screen. The next screen I show lists Overdrive and NetLibrary and then has shots of what those serivces offer. iTunes alone just blows it out of the water.

As far as ebook readers go, I really do agree. I do different presentation that includes a great big section on device evolution. The technological developments totally support your stance here in my opinion. And if that same e-content device did what the Vudu (linked in the article) does, well, where is the library in that transaction. It sure won’t be free.

There are lots of angles to take here and I appreciate the comment very much. You too Marilyn!

]]> By: Marilyn Mason http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12030 Marilyn Mason Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:38:30 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12030 Great post. Important topic. Would love to see more discussion of this. Great post. Important topic. Would love to see more discussion of this.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12027 Jeff Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:33:42 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12027 I think libraries are moving in this direction with services like Overdrive. http://phoenix.lib.overdrive.com You can download movies and music as well as audiobooks and e-books. The movie and music selection need some help, but I know overdrive is moving in that direction. Furthermore, once there is a standard for ebooks so that any device can read what is available from overdrive is when you will the library market explode. We are at the tipping point in offering this type of content that will appeal to our digital audience. I think libraries are moving in this direction with services like Overdrive. http://phoenix.lib.overdrive.com You can download movies and music as well as audiobooks and e-books. The movie and music selection need some help, but I know overdrive is moving in that direction. Furthermore, once there is a standard for ebooks so that any device can read what is available from overdrive is when you will the library market explode. We are at the tipping point in offering this type of content that will appeal to our digital audience.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12009 Daniel Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:38:43 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2008/01/04/netflix-and-libraries-electronic-content-delivery-begins-with-internet-tv/#comment-12009 Libraryman + XO = Supercool :) Libraryman + XO = Supercool :)

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