Hoopla (digital media service)
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| Industry | eBooks, Library Services, School Services, Digital Content Management |
|---|---|
| Genre | Software, media playback |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | US and Canada |
| Products | hoopla digital |
| Parent | Midwest Tape (2013–present) |
| Website | www |
Hoopla is a web and mobile (Android/iOS[1]) library media streaming platform for audio books, comics, e-books, movies, music, and TV. Patrons of libraries that support Hoopla have unlimited access to its collection of digital media.
Hoopla Digital is a division of Midwest Tape.[2][3]
Business model[edit]
Hoopla is free-of-charge for patrons of participating libraries. The content is paid for by library systems, using a "per circulation transaction model".[4][5]
Content[edit]
Hoopla claims to have over 500,000 content titles across six formats.[4][6] As of November 2016, Hoopla's circulations comprise: 35% audiobooks (for which Hoopla has contracts with publishers such as Blackstone Audio,[7] HarperCollins,[8] Simon & Schuster Audio,[9] Tantor Audio,[10] and others), followed by 22% movies (for which Hoopla has motion picture contracts with publishers such as Disney,[11] Lionsgate,[12] Starz,[13] Warner Bros.,[14] and others), 19% music, 12% ebooks, 6% comics, and 6% television.[6]
Technology[edit]
Hoopla content can be borrowed and consumed on the web, or via the native Android or iOS apps.[1]
Parent company[edit]
John Eldred and Jeff Jankowski founded Hoopla's parent company, Midwest Tape, in 1989. Midwest Tape is a library vendor of physical media such as audiobooks, CDs, and DVD/Blu-ray.[15]
Controversy[edit]
Hoopla and Midwest Tapes have been censured by the library community for posting misinformation in public library collections without the input from the staff. On February 17, 2022, Hoopla removed a number of titles after public outcry about Holocaust denial books available on the app under non-fiction.[16]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Magazines, movies and more". Holland Sentinel. December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Netflix-style on demand streaming movies, TV & audio coming to the Los Angeles Public Library". 89.3 KPCC. Southern California Public Radio. March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews: Beta Testers Weigh In On Hoopla". Library Journal. April 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "Hoopla". vendor.hoopladigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "Midwest Tape Launches Hoopla Pilot for Pay-Per-Circ Streaming Media". Digital Shift. Media Source Inc. March 4, 2013.
- ^ a b "eAudiobooks are in High Demand!". hub.hoopladigital.com. Hoopla Library Admin Site. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Blackstone Audio on hoopla digital". HooplaDigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Harper Collins on hoopla digital". HooplaDigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Simon & Schuster Audio on hoopla digital". HooplaDigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Tantor Audio on hoopla digital". HooplaDigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Walt Disney Pictures on hoopla digital". HooplaDigital.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Lionsgate Entertainment on hoopla digital". HooplaDigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Starz on hoopla digital". HooplaDigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Warner Brothers on hoopla digital". HooplaDigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ Enis, Matt (May 21, 2015). "hoopla Adds Ebooks and Comics, Develops "Action View" Technology for App". Library Journal.
- ^ Library Freedom Project (Feb 22, 2022). "We demand accountability from Hoopla Digital and OverDrive regarding the platforming of fascist propaganda in their digital library collections". Library Freedom.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- "Midwest Tape". American Libraries Buyers Guide. American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22.
