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Mirela Roncevic has served as a consultant for a range of publishers and libraries and partnered with companies creating new digital opportunities for publishers, authors, readers, educators, and librarians. She has also contributed articles, reports, book reviews, and short stories to numerous magazines and has served as managing editor of several book series and journals. Editorial Director of No Shelf Required, an award-winning portal on e-books and digital content, she is also the founder of the One Country, One Library initiative, which supports the creation of national libraries that provide free access to books and other content to all people inside a country's borders for the purpose of bridging digital divides, equalizing access to education, enabling reading, and spreading literacy. Peyton Stafford writes the Indies in the Library (TM) column for No Shelf Required. With many years of experience in publishing for libraries, he has worked in sales, marketing, editorial and executive positions with publishers and distributors that provide print and digital information resources to libraries of all kinds. He also provides consulting services to publishers and authors. His previous positions include Vice President Corporate, Government, and Publisher Relations, Total Boox; Associate Director Learning Solutions, Rosen Publishing Group; Director of Global Library and Institutional Services, ReadHowYouWant; and Vice President Library Services, Userful Corporation.

Introduction Part I Groundbreaking E-Book Projects and Initiatives Chapter 1 Douglas County Libraries and the Making of a Good (Early) E-Book Product James LaRue and Monique Sendze Chapter 2 The Digital Public Library of America and the Building of a National Platform for Library E-Books Micah May Chapter 3 The Internet Archive's Open Library Project and Its Global Significance Mary Minow Chapter 4 Croatia Reads: How a Small Country Became a Big Virtual Library Mirela Roncevic Part II New Technologies, New Opportunities Chapter 5 Digital Disruption and the Quest to Achieve Global Literacy Neil Butcher, Lisbeth Levey, and Kirsty von Gogh Chapter 6 The Era of Indie Authorship, Self-Published E-Books, and Emerging New Roles for Public Libraries Peyton Stafford Chapter 7 The Library Writers Project: Multnomah County Library's Model for Building a Collection of Local E-Books and Promoting Them to Patrons Kady Ferris Chapter 8 Publishing a Class Poetry E-Book: A Teacher's Use of Technology to Make Poetry Exciting and Relevant for Students Tonya McQuade Chapter 9 Reading by Ear: AudiobookSYNC's Mission to Support Teen Literacy with Digital Audiobooks Francisca Goldsmith Chapter 10 From Book to Game: Gamification and the Birth of a New Literary Form Peyton Stafford Part III The Digital Issues That Matter Chapter 11 Readers Come First: An Advocacy of a Better Digital Experience Michael Blackwell Chapter 12 The Long and Winding Road to DRM-Free E-Books in Academic Libraries Mirela Roncevic Chapter 13 Watching You Watching Me: Preserving Reader Privacy in the Age of Digital Surveillance Mirela Roncevic Chapter 14 Digital Publishing Is Dawning in Africa, but Don't Forget the Printed Book Quite Yet Scott Walter and Charles Temple Part IV The Evolving Business of E-Books Chapter 15 E-Content Is Growing, While Academic Libraries Are Shrinking: How Did We Get Here? Michael Zeoli Chapter 16 When Demand Drives the Purchasing of E-Books in Libraries, Do Library Users Get What They Need? Mirela Roncevic Chapter 17 Selling E-Books in Bulk: What's the Deal with Big Deals? Mirela Roncevic Chapter 18 E-Books in Schools: Pros and Cons of the Leading Business Models for K?12 Education Peyton Stafford Chapter 19 Balancing Act: A Public Library's Strategy to Invest in Multiple E-Book Platforms Tom West with Lisa Loranc Chapter 20 Blockchain Technology and the Potential of the Used E-Book Market Peyton Stafford Appendix: Company Directory About the Editors and Contributors Index