iVerse to Launch Digital Comics Library Service

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Thought this would interest some of you...
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...y-service.html

At a time when some publishers have refused to allow libraries to lend their e-book titles under the old business model, the digital comics distributor iVerse is breaking new ground with a service that will allow libraries to offer digital comics to their patrons to read on just about every digital device.

According to iVerse, the library market accounts for about 10% of the U.S graphic novel market and its growing. As for the selection, Elder said that iVerse currently has over 10,000 titles in its Comics Plus catalogue including comics from Marvel, IDW, Archie, Top Cow, Zenescope, Boom! and more. The company is currently negotiating with publishers regarding participating in the program, and Elder said the response has been overwhelmingly positive.

Unlike other digital library programs, iVerse will allow more than one patron to check out the same digital comic at once. "It's a cloud service, so we don’t care if every patron checks it out at the same time," Elder said.

http://iversemedia.com/products/comi...brary-edition/


EDIT: more from the Library Journal...
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/...cost-per-circ/