eBooks for Wales Free eBook service for public libraries in Wales. Innovation and Opportunities Grant (CyMal). New and innovative service. Meeting the needs of current and future borrowers.

Members of the Consortium: Consortium members: Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthenshire City & Council of Swansea Merthyr Tydfil Neath Port Talbot Pembrokeshire Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan RCT Wrexham Powys Ceredigion Monmouthshire

Financial Information Innovation & Development Grant £25,000 Library authorities£28,000 Total Cost£53, 000

eBook supplier Askews and Holt Library Services Ltd. Collection Management Foundation stock chosen by Askews & Holt. Book selection continued by consortium member. Popular fiction and non-fiction. Access to ‘eBooks for Wales ’ Library barcode & PIN provide access to site. Authentication by individual LMS. FAQ and contact available.

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Some stats… Total visits to the website – 8318 Total issues – 2906 Total borrowers – 1106 Average loan period – 17 days Most popular time of day to download – 8 p.m.! Most popular genre – Fiction – 50.83% Most reserved item – Bill Bryson – At Home

Most popular titles TitleAuthorTotal loans Blood lineLa Plante, Lynda11 The helpStockett, Kathryn10 Confessions of a duchessCornick, Nicola8 Considering KateRoberts, Nora8 Altar of bonesCarter, Philip8 Tribune of RomeFabbri, Robert7 The rough guide to WalesParker, Mike6 Ah, sweet mystery of lifeDahl, Roald6 I am Number FourLore, Pittacus6 Investing for dummiesTyson, Eric6

Feedback Just a quick message to say how thrilled I am to have picked up the small card from my local... Library with information about this website. My daughter loves to read everywhere and anywhere. She uses my phone to read ebooks on dark car journeys, until now she has had the fairly limited free childrens ebooks you can find online (not usually contempory authors. I have bought a few titles of ebooks but not as many as requested. You've made her day, week and year. The best part of the site is that you can download direct to android. Just in time for dark evenings on ride home from school. Thanks again 31 Oct

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