Starting this week, all users of the midwesttape.com website will see more
options for expanding their library’s media collection. In addition to our full
line of physical media products (DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K video and music and
audiobooks on CD), you will now also be able to see the digital audiobooks and
eBooks available on hoopla Flex. Offering our version of one-copy one-user functionality,
hoopla Flex allows you to offer your patrons the newest and most popular
audiobook and eBook titles alongside the hundreds of thousands of digital
titles that are always available via hoopla Instant!
Click here to
learn more! If you have questions, contact our Customer Service department at
1.800.875.2785 or info@midwesttape.com.
Big news! We are so pleased to announce that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling is
available on hoopla for a limited time! Now through April 30, patrons can check
out and enjoy the first book in the beloved series in eBook or audiobook. Since
its initial release in 1997, the story of the boy wizard has brought joy to
millions of readers worldwide. It’s one of our favorites, and we’re happy to be
able to share it with libraries and their patrons.
As part of our Bonus Borrows collection, each borrow is
complimentary to libraries, and will not count against a patron’s monthly
borrow limit. You can spread the word to your patrons that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is available through April
30, along with the rest of our Bonus Borrow titles, with materials you can find
on the hoopla Resource Center.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic weighs heavily on our communities, schools, and libraries. hoopla Digital is thinking of our library partners and our patrons as we navigate this together.
With so many libraries and schools closed, and millions of Americans staying at home, access to digital content and education has taken on an even greater importance. Midwest Tape, hoopla Digital, and Dreamscape are committed to helping this content remain accessible.
The hoopla Digital team has created a special Bonus Borrows collection of over 1,100 of our top titles, including new releases and hoopla favorites. This will help our partner Libraries continue to provide high-quality content and resources to their community, at no cost to their systems.
As part of the Midwest Tape commitment to our Library partners and their communities, hoopla Digital and Dreamscape, the Library-First Publisher, are funding the costs associated with the hoopla Bonus Borrows program.
This curated collection highlights several of hoopla’s top-circulating titles and includes enriching content designed to help families take care of themselves at this time, and maybe learn a new skill, with guides on stress management, DIY activities, cookbooks, home fitness, and homeschool education. You can view the curated collection here.
Dreamscape titles in this collection include titles from New York Times bestselling authors like Lisa Jewell and Martha Grimes and award-winning books and video like The Kiss Quotient (Goodreads’ Romance Book of the Year) and Drum Dream Girl (ALA Carnegie Medal winner).
Bonus Borrows titles are available for unlimited borrows and will have no impact on patrons' regular monthly borrowing limit. In addition to these titles, they will also continue to have regular access to hoopla’s collection of over 750,000 eBooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music albums, comics, and more.
We know reading and other forms of home entertainment can provide immense comfort in times of uncertainty. We remain committed to providing top content in our hoopla Digital collection. Thank you to all our Library partners for your continued impact on your communities even in these difficult times.
Please give us a call at 1-800-875-2785 or email info@midwesttape.com if there is anything we can assist you with—our Customer Service team is working remotely and ready to help with your needs.
Category-creating digital service for public libraries expands eBook catalog with thousands of award-winning titles from HarperCollins
HOLLAND, OH (June 22, 2017) – hoopla digital ( hoopladigital.com), the category-creating digital service for public libraries, today announced a new, expanded agreement with HarperCollins Publishers to add more than 15,000 award-winning eBooks to hoopla’s dynamic collection, available July 5. With this content agreement, patrons of participating libraries will have access to the HarperCollins global English Language catalog of acclaimed authors – which includes titles from HarperCollins Christian Publishing, HarperCollins UK and Harlequin – via hoopla digital’s app and online service.
This agreement expands on a deal last year that brought HarperCollins Publishers’ entire digital audiobook backlist catalog to hoopla’s collection. The new deal adds the deep backlist works of bestselling HarperCollins authors Neil Gaiman, Louise Erdrich and Dennis Lehane to hoopla digital’s catalog of more than 600,000 movies, TV shows, music albums, eBooks, audiobooks and comics. Patrons of libraries who partner with hoopla digital can access this dynamic content anytime on their smartphones, tablets and laptops.
"We are thrilled to expand our successful partnership with HarperCollins and excited to build our eBook catalog with thousands of popular and award-winning titles from their iconic authors. On hoopla digital, these titles are available anytime, anywhere without any holds or waits," said Jeff Jankowski, co-founder and owner of hoopla digital. “eBooks is one of our strongest growth areas with high demand from libraries and their patrons and we will continue to make a significant investment to assemble a deep offering of titles for the libraries we serve.”
hoopla now offers a catalog of eBook and audiobook titles across a broad spectrum of adult and children’s genres, including romance, thriller, literary fiction, self-help, Christian living and non-fiction content.
"HarperCollins has enjoyed the additional discovery achieved through hoopla libraries and their patrons with regard to HarperCollins audiobooks," said Adam Silverman, Senior Director, Digital Business Development. "We look forward to building on our success with this expanded agreement."
There is no waiting to borrow titles on hoopla digital since on-demand content can be enjoyed by multiple patrons simultaneously. Patrons who use hoopla digital also avoid library late fees as digital content borrowing periods simply expire without charges.
hoopla digital has partnerships with more than 1,500 public library systems across North America including Boston Public Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, Chicago Public Library, San Francisco Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, and Edmonton Public Library.
To access eBook and audiobook titles from HarperCollins Publishers, cardholders of participating libraries can download the free hoopla digital mobile app on their Android or iOS device or visit hoopladigital.com.
About hoopla digital
hoopla digital is a category-creating service that partners with public libraries across North America to provide online and mobile access to thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, comics, movies, music, and more. With hoopla digital, patrons can borrow, instantly stream, and download dynamic content with a valid library card. All content is accessible via hoopla digital’s mobile app and www.hoopladigital.com. hoopla digital is a service of Midwest Tape – a trusted partner to public libraries for over 25 years.
For more information, please contact 800-875-2785 (US) or 866-698-2231 (Canada).
About HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins Publishers is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world, with operations in 18 countries. With two hundred years of history and more than 120 branded imprints around the world, HarperCollins publishes approximately 10,000 new books every year in 17 languages, and has a print and digital catalog of more than 200,000 titles. Writing across dozens of genres, HarperCollins authors include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Newbery and Caldecott Medals and the Man Booker Prize. HarperCollins, headquartered in New York, is a subsidiary of News Corp and can be visited online at corporate.HC.com.
Written by Jon Williams
The ALA
Annual Conference & Exhibition is on the horizon, taking place in Chicago
June 22-27. We’ve made our travel plans, and we’re looking forward to
connecting with our many library partners. So come see us! You can get all the
latest information on Midwest Tape, hoopla digital, and Dreamscape Media at
Booth #4420. Our booth hours are as follows:
Friday, June
23: 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Saturday,
June 24: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday, June
25: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Monday, June
26: 9:00am – 2:00pm
We’ll have a
few special guests making appearances at our booth as well. Stop by and have a
book signed!
Sarah Beth
Durst has written several novels for young adults, and burst onto the adult
fantasy fiction scene in 2016 with The
Queen of Blood, winner of a 2017 Alex Award from ALA/YALSA. The second book
in the Queens of Renthia series, The
Reluctant Queen, will be released on July 4. She will be at our booth on
Saturday from 2:00 to 3:00pm.
Shea Fontana
has written for the animated children’s TV show Doc McStuffins and the movie Twinkle
Toes Lights Up New York, among many others. One other project she’s been
involved with is DC Super Hero Girls, and her latest outing is the graphic
novel Summer Olympus, featuring
Wonder Woman! You’ll find her at our booth on Sunday from 10:00 to 11:00am.
Kate White
is a bestselling author of mystery and thriller novels whose most recent
release, The Secrets You Keep,
released in March of this year. This fall she’ll release Even if It Kills Her, the first new installment in her popular Bailey
Weggins mystery series in five years. She will be at our booth on Sunday
afternoon from 3:30 to 4:30pm.
Dates and
times for these author appearances are subject to change, so be sure to stop by
our booth ahead of time to make sure they still hold. We’re looking forward to
seeing you there!
Written by Nedda Pourahmady
Did you know that Midwest Tape will be participating in this
year’s ALA conference in Anaheim? If
you’re planning on attending, make sure you stop by our brand new booth to
learn about hoopla, our new, leading library media platform! With this
cutting-edge technology, patrons have the ability to borrow a wide selection of
movies, television, music and audiobooks from public libraries and view them
directly from mobile and desktop devices!
We will also be discussing our wide range of state-of-the-art
services and formats at the conference, including Processing, Customized
Standing Order plans, and Audiobooks repackaged in our SoundSafe cases.
Here are the details for the show:
Where:
Anaheim
Convention Center, Booth #1664
Dates of Exhibits:
Friday,
June 22, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Saturday , June 23 and Sunday, June 24, 9:00am-5:00pm
Monday, June 25, 9:00am-2:00pm
For those unable to attend, stay tuned, we’ll be providing
updates daily direct from the show floor.
And as always, if you have any questions about hoopla, or any of the
products or services offered by Midwest Tape, see your sales representative or
call 1.800.875.2785
Hope to see you there!
Last week librarians from all over the country descended upon Philadelphia for the Public Libraries Association conference held at the convention center. More than 8,700 library staff, supporters, exhibitors, authors, and guests from across the country gathered to attend workshops, share experiences, and visit with vendors, including Midwest Tape at our brand new booth.
Sneak Peek of hoopla
During the conference, we offered attendees a first-look at hoopla, our new digital media platform designed specifically for libraries. Featuring a clean, user-friendly interface, the platform will provide an exceptional experience for patrons of all abilities. When implemented, patrons will be pleased to see how closely it resembles the physical library experience. Users will be able to borrow, use, and return the cloud-based stored digital content at any time from their computer or mobile devices.
Delivering the Exceptional
In addition to debuting hoopla, we also unveiled our new booth. Our open and inviting design allowed attendees to easily take in all we have to offer. Complete with numerous TVs, our tech-savvy booth allowed us to display multiple messages, which empowered our sales team to talk with attendees about all our exciting products and services.
We’ve Gone Social and Digital
Supporting our modern booth, we also let customers know that we’ve expanded even further into the online realm. We’ve joined Facebook and Twitter and now offer our Weekly mailers digitally.
What did you think of PLA? What were your favorite workshops and trade show moments? What did you think of hoopla and our new booth?
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