Ingram courtesy of Jay Blint

INGRAM

The information below relates to Ingram's Audio Book program but they also have some always accessible e-books and will be announcing a circulating e-book collection at TLA in the spring. The e-books will follow the same basic program as the e-audiobooks below and is designed for small libraries that cannot afford Overdrive. The books will be in the EPub format and will be downloadable to gadgets like the Nook and the Sony E-Readers.


Current E-books for children:
Ebook exclusive with Sesame Street $36.00 per access point with read alouds
Ebook exclusive with Disney $75.00 per access point with readalouds






They do have an academic ebook program that does include unlimited access to such popular titles as How to get a divorce in Texas, GED, SAT. Can save on repurchasing multiple copies of these titles year after year. usually under $2000

Public Library Custom Downloadable Audio Book Program

Ingram provides the following services at NO Charge:

Ingram provides a Professional Platform set up plus all maintenance

Ingram provides and maintains a separate server to store and distribute the library’s downloadable audio book titles.  This feature means no vendor software is attached to the library’s computers.

Ingram provided patron support with toll free number operating 7 days a week.  No Floor staff training required to assist patrons.

Ingram provides a separate administrator site to allow the library to monitor circs and usage

Ingram provides “patron verification” system set up

All Ingram titles are downloadable with either a Mac or PC computer

All Ingram Titles download directly to Ipod, Iphone, or windows based players

The library customizes their patron site from 10 palette choice colors

Library Branding is displayed on all screens visiable to the patrons

Library selects lending period with any choice between 7 and 30 days

Library has a custom option to allow the patron to choose a checkout period between 7 and 30 days

Ingram provides self service “title hold” system requiring NO Staff involvement

Ingram provides an “ automatic ” holds monitoring system that keeps patron holds organized and distributed to patrons in hold date order.  No staff involvement required.

Many titles will allow the patron to burn a copy to a CD if the patron wants that option

PRICING AND SPECIAL OFFERS

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PRICING

Each title is priced on an individual basis.  This allows the library to select the titles they want and not have to take a pre pack of titles.

The library has no minimum order to start.

The annual server access fee for Most HALS Libraries would be

$750

Special Offers:

Ingram will waive the first year access of $750 with the following:

The initial order for titles is a minimum order of $ 1,600

This offer allows the library to spend 100% of their funds for content and no fees the first year of the program.
After April this includes a combo of e-audio and e-books


http://www.ingrambook.com/MRKNG/2010/demo/myilibrary_audio_demo.htm
Jay.Blint@ingrambook.com