I hate to sound like a broken record again, but this is exactly the
approach we are taking with Occam's Reader. http://occamsreader.org


Kenny Ketner
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On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]>
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> I have would suggest some kind of limited online viewer, unfortunately
> that doesn't make them DRM free.
> //Riley
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> From: David Malone<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: ‎3/‎25/‎2015 5:15 PM
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> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Lending/circulating independent ebooks
>
> Has anyone figured out how to circulate "one-off"/independent e-books to
> your library patrons? We have ebooks that are not from major vendors like
> EBL, etc that we have permission to loan. However, I want to be sure that
> we have some sort of controls on them so that we are not simply
> distributing free copies.
>
> I envision a "system" that would take a non-DRM ebook file (PDF?) and
> place limits on it for a specific time-frame. This system would also track
> what is out and what is available.
>
> I think think of various individual pieces that may work in my context,
> but not the full system.
>
> There is great potential here. Any musings or thoughts would be welcome.
>
> David B. Malone, MLIS, CA
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