On Thursday at the Frankfurt Book Fair, “What’s Next for the Digital Library Market”—a rare panel on public libraries—featured three speakers who operate between publishers and libraries. Looking at circulation trends, Heather McCormack, director of digital content at OCLC CloudLibrary, noted that audiobooks began outperforming ebooks two years ago. Romantasy, she said, has outpaced thrillers as the top audio genre and that horror is growing. The majority of the panel focused on library lending terms from publishers, which have been a source of tension for years. The standard library model across publishing allows 26 lends before a library must repurchase […]
