Based on our record, Downpour.com should be more popular than Evergreen ILS. It has been mentiond 11 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
On the harder side of the world, there are entire open source products like Koha (https://koha-community.org) and Evergreen (https://evergreen-ils.org) that are capable of running large libraries, but require installation and systems maintenance. On the easier, something like Librarycat (https://www.librarycat.org) might work fine for your needs (and if you end up using it, lmk...the developer is a friend) or... Source: over 1 year ago
We use PINES which is based on Evergreen, which is open-source. I believe there are vendors you can pay to help you set it up and run it, and there's a volunteer community that will help, too. Of course, this is at the expense of having someone else run it *for* you, but my understanding is that we (Georgia libraries that use PINES) decided to make the software to address limitations in existing ILSs. So, if your... Source: over 1 year ago
I’ve thought about using a self-hosted library management system like evergreen to manage everything. But, I’ve got 20,000 other small projects to complete before then. Source: over 1 year ago
My last library used Evergreen and I really loved it, buy I didn't do any of the back end stuff. Source: over 1 year ago
It sounds like you're looking for a ILS - an Integrated Library System. There are a couple of open source options - I believe the most popular is Evergreen, and here's a list with seven more. Source: about 2 years ago
Downpour.com allows people to download normal MP3s of purchases. They offer old-school CDs as well. So, no vendor lock-in there :). Source: 5 months ago
I agree about downpour.com - the vast majority (at least 99%) of the titles listed have no copy protection, so you don't have to worry about playing them only on a specific piece of equipment or specific software - any program and/or any device that will play MP3 or M4B files will work (plus you can play it online from their website). Source: 10 months ago
Downpour.com - multiple choices for downloads. Source: 10 months ago
Besides downpour.com, there is libro.fm which supports independent bookstores and has DRM free files you can download and use freely. Source: 11 months ago
Incorrect, downpour.com will let you download MP3s of audiobooks that you buy. Source: 11 months ago
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