Ebooks: One Library’s Experience

Grant Application – Jackson EMCJune 2011

Breakdown of how the Operation Round Up funds will be used One-time Overdrive fee to join any consortium of this kind: $500 One-time fee to join GADD specifically: $1,000 Annual fee for system and hosting: $2,700 Required annual allocation to purchase titles for the shared collection: $2,700 Overdrive Advantage Program one-time fee: $1,000 Estimated cost of one year of titles (purchased exclusively for PRLS patrons) $7,100 Annual total: $15,000 How does your organization/agency measure effectiveness? Piedmont Regional Library System produces monthly statistics that measure our levels of effectiveness and success. The top three indicators of our success are circulation levels, patron count, and computer use figures. For the purposes of this grant, circulation levels of e-books and audiobooks will be monitored and reported. As stated above, our goal is to circulate at least 500 ebooks and audiobooks combined in the first year.

Thanks, Jackson EMC!November 2011

Major Initial ChangesJanuary – February 2012

• No GADD• No audiobooks• Overdrive contract• $15,000/year (includes $6,000 credit for content)

Over 200 Surveys Returned

Adults Only

In the beginning…

In May, another major change…we want books for kids!

Where We Are Now…

Website Traffic Report(January 2012-September 2014)

• Total Patron Sessions: 109,423• Average Monthly Patron Sessions: 3,647• Titles: 2,941• Copies: 3,722• Checkouts: 44,210• Holds: 11,273• Unique Patrons: 2,140

Entire Collection

Adult Fiction & Nonfiction

Adult titles:About 68%

Juvenile Fiction & Nonfiction

eBooks for kids:About 14%

Young Adult Fiction & Nonfiction

Young adult titles:About 18%

Pricing

• High of $100.00

• Adult Bestsellers $75 to $90, usually $84

$87$29.97 (now) $84.00

$17.99(Metered for 26

checkouts.We have 5

copies.)

$24.99(Metered for 60

months.We have 2

copies.)

Pricing

$0.99(Public domain)

$1.00

Free!(Donated by local author)

Average price overall: $22.28 Kid’s: about $14.00 YA: about $18.00

Adult books, owned at least 6 months, Checked out at least 60 times per year

Title Creator Publisher Price Date addedMonths Owned Copies Checkouts

Checkouts/ Month

Checkouts/ Year

Sycamore Row: Jake Brigance Series, Book 2 Grisham, John Random House Publishing Group$29.97 9/18/2013 12.57 6 125 9.95 119.36Takedown Twenty: Stephanie Plum Series, Book 20Evanovich, Janet Random House Publishing Group$26.97 10/22/2013 11.43 6 100 8.75 104.96Fetching Raymond: A Story from the Ford County CollectionGrisham, John Random House Publishing Group$2.97 6/18/2013 15.63 6 117 7.48 89.81Gone Girl: A Novel Flynn, Gillian Crown Publishing Group$29.97 7/5/2012 27.23 4 187 6.87 82.40The Racketeer Grisham, John Random House Publishing Group$29.97 10/22/2012 23.60 4 154 6.53 78.31The Chance Carr, Robyn MIRA $7.99 1/23/2014 8.33 5 53 6.36 76.32Four Friends Carr, Robyn MIRA $10.99 3/25/2014 6.30 3 37 5.87 70.48Pros and Cons: O'Hare and Fox Series, Book 0.5 Evanovich, Janet Random House Publishing Group$2.97 6/5/2013 16.07 4 93 5.79 69.46The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion: A NovelFlagg, Fannie Random House Publishing Group$45.00 11/1/2013 11.10 4 62 5.59 67.03Orphan Train: A Novel Kline, Christina BakerHarperCollins $12.99 3/19/2014 6.50 0 36 5.54 66.46First Love Patterson, James Little, Brown and Company$78.00 1/24/2014 8.30 3 43 5.18 62.17A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Game of Thrones; A Clash of Kings; A Storm of Swords; A Feast for CrowsMartin, George R.R. Random House Publishing Group$90.00 1/17/2012 32.90 4 170 5.17 62.01High Heat: A Jack Reacher Novella Child, Lee Random House Publishing Group$5.97 8/5/2013 14.03 6 71 5.06 60.71Unseen: Will Trent Series, Book 8 Slaughter, Karin Random House Publishing Group$23.97 7/2/2013 15.17 5 76 5.01 60.13

Juvenile, owned at least 3 months, Checked out at least 12 times per year

Title Author Publisher Subjects Price Date addedMonths Owned Copies Checkouts

Checkouts/ Month

Checkouts/ Year

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Harry Potter Series, Book 1Rowling, J.K. Pottermore Fantasy, Harry Potter, Juvenile Fiction$24.95 3/28/2012 30.53 2 66 2.16 25.94Game On! Peirce, Lincoln Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLCComic and Graphic Books, Humor (Fiction), Juvenile Fiction$8.99 5/2/2013 17.20 2 28 1.63 19.53Dibs on This Chair Peirce, Lincoln Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLCHumor (Fiction), Juvenile Fiction$7.19 6/30/2013 15.23 1 24 1.58 18.91My Family for the War Voorhoeve, Anne C. Penguin Group USHistorical Fiction, Juvenile Fiction$18.99 4/30/2014 5.10 2 8 1.57 18.82I Can't Take It! Peirce, Lincoln Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLCComic and Graphic Books, Humor (Fiction), Juvenile Fiction$8.99 8/2/2013 14.13 2 22 1.56 18.68Pray for a Fire Drill Peirce, Lincoln Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLCComic and Graphic Books, Humor (Fiction), Juvenile Fiction$7.19 6/18/2013 15.63 1 23 1.47 17.65Duck & Goose Go to the Beach Hills, Tad Random House Children's BooksJuvenile Fiction, Picture Book Fiction$53.97 5/6/2014 4.90 1 7 1.43 17.14Big Nate Makes a Splash Peirce, Lincoln Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLCComic and Graphic Books, Humor (Fiction), Juvenile Fiction$4.79 6/30/2013 15.23 1 21 1.38 16.54Mr. Peabody & Sherman Junior Novelization (Mr. Peabody & Sherman)David, Erica Random House Children's BooksHumor (Fiction), Juvenile Fiction$17.97 1/31/2014 8.07 1 11 1.36 16.36Here Comes Destructosaurus! Reynolds, Aaron Chronicle Books LLCJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Literature, Picture Book Fiction$15.59 4/4/2014 5.97 1 8 1.34 16.09I Smell a Pop Quiz! Peirce, Lincoln Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLCComic and Graphic Books, Humor (Fiction), Juvenile Fiction$4.79 6/30/2013 15.23 1 19 1.25 14.97The Accidental Orphan Horne, Constance Dundurn Family & Relationships, Juvenile Nonfiction$7.35 5/6/2014 4.90 1 6 1.22 14.69Wonder Palacio, R. J. Random House Children's BooksJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Literature$50.97 6/14/2012 27.93 2 32 1.15 13.75Let Them Eat Cake! (Mr. Peabody & Sherman) Random House Random House Children's BooksJuvenile Fiction, Picture Book Fiction$11.97 1/31/2014 8.07 1 9 1.12 13.39Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Harry Potter Series, Book 7Rowling, J.K. Pottermore Fantasy, Harry Potter, Juvenile Fiction$29.95 3/28/2012 30.53 2 34 1.11 13.36The Last Straw: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series, Book 3Kinney, Jeff Amulet Books Comic and Graphic Books, Humor (Fiction), Juvenile Fiction$13.95 12/16/2013 9.60 1 10 1.04 12.50The Breadwinner: The Breadwinner Series, Book 1Ellis, Deborah Groundwood Books Ltd.Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Literature$9.15 9/18/2013 12.57 5 13 1.03 12.41

Young adult, owned at least 3 months, Checked out at least 25 times per year

Title Creator Publisher Price Date addedMonths Owned Copies Checkouts

Checkouts/ Month

Checkouts/ Year

The Fault in Our Stars Green, John Penguin Group US$12.99 4/10/2014 5.77 6 66 11.45 137.34Insurgent: Divergent Trilogy, Book 2 Roth, Veronica HarperCollins $15.99 4/10/2014 5.77 0 52 9.02 108.21Divergent: Divergent Trilogy, Book 1 Roth, Veronica HarperCollins $9.99 4/10/2014 5.77 0 49 8.50 101.97Allegiant: Divergent Trilogy, Book 3 Roth, Veronica HarperCollins $17.99 4/10/2014 5.77 0 46 7.98 95.72We Were Liars Lockhart, E. Random House Children's Books$53.97 5/20/2014 4.43 3 25 5.64 67.67The Transfer: A Divergent Story Roth, Veronica HarperCollins $4.99 4/10/2014 5.77 0 32 5.55 66.59Confessions of a Murder Suspect: Confessions Series, Book 1Patterson, James Little, Brown Books for Young Readers$60.00 4/1/2014 6.07 2 25 4.12 49.45Six Months Later Richards, Natalie D. Sourcebooks, Inc.$5.00 3/19/2014 6.50 4 20 3.08 36.92The Selection Stories Collection Cass Kiera HarperCollins $30.99 6/3/2014 3.97 0 12 3.03 36.30A Quest of Heroes: The Sorcerer's Ring Series, Book 1Rice, Morgan Morgan Rice $0.99 2/8/2013 19.97 3 55 2.75 33.06The Private School Murders: Confessions Series, Book 2Patterson, James Little, Brown Books for Young Readers$54.00 4/1/2014 6.07 1 15 2.47 29.67Take Me On McGarry, Katie Harlequin $9.09 5/6/2014 4.90 3 12 2.45 29.39The Book Thief Zusak, Markus Random House Children's Books$38.97 5/18/2012 28.83 4 70 2.43 29.13The Forever Song: Blood of Eden Series, Book 3Kagawa, Julie Harlequin $9.09 4/29/2014 5.13 2 12 2.34 28.05If He Had Been with Me Nowlin, Laura Sourcebooks, Inc$5.00 3/19/2014 6.50 2 15 2.31 27.69Bones of Faerie: Bones of Faerie Trilogy, Book 1Simner, Janni Lee Random House Children's Books$29.97 4/29/2014 5.13 1 11 2.14 25.71The 5th Wave: The Fifth Wave Series, Book 1Yancey, Rick Penguin Group US$12.99 4/14/2014 5.63 2 12 2.13 25.56Witch & Wizard: Witch & Wizard Series, Book 1Patterson, James Little, Brown Books for Young Readers$35.00 1/18/2012 32.87 4 69 2.10 25.19Divergent Official Illustrated Movie CompanionEgan, Kate HarperCollins $15.99 4/11/2014 5.73 0 12 2.09 25.12

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