Hoopla (digital media service)

hoopla
Industry eBooks, Library Services, School Services, Software and App Development, Digital Content Management, Publishing
Genre Software, app, media playback
Headquarters Holland, Ohio, United States
Area served
 US and Canada
Products hoopla digital
Parent Midwest Tape (2013–present)
Website hoopladigital.com

Hoopla Digital (stylized as "hoopla") is a web and mobile (iOS/Android[1]) platform that provides a wide range of digital content (audio books, movies, music, ebooks, comics, and TV). hoopla allows library patrons to download or stream media content free of charge (paid for by their local library system[2]).

Hoopla Digital is a division of the Holland, Ohio-based company Midwest Tape,[3][4] and is housed in the same facility.[5]

Business Model

Hoopla is free to library patrons. The content is paid for by the library systems using a "per circulation transaction model."[6]

Content

Hoopla claims to have over 500,000 content titles across six formats.[6][7]

As of November 2016, Audiobooks make up the majority of their circulations (35%) followed by movies (22%), music (19%), ebooks (12%), comics (6%), and television (6%).[7]

Movies: Contracts with publishers such as Lionsgate,[8] Disney,[9] Warner Brothers,[10] Starz,[11] and others.

Audiobooks: Contracts with publishers such as Tantor Audio,[12] Harper Collins,[13] Blackstone Audio,[14] Simon & Schuster Audio,[15] and others.

Technology

hoopla content can be borrowed and consumed on the web or via native apps for iOS/Android.[1]

For viewing comics, hoopla has developed "Action View,"[16] a panel-by-panel viewer which allows readers to follow the comic action and dialog one panel at a time, instead of zooming in and out on a phone/tablet.

Parent company

Hoopla's parent company, Midwest Tape LLC, is a library vendor of physical media such as audiobooks, CDs, and DVD/Blu-ray, founded by John Eldred and Jeff Jankowski.[17] Midwest Tape began business in 1989. Its president since inception has been John Eldred.[18][19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Magazines, movies and more". Holland Sentinel. December 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ Meadows, Chris (2016-02-13). "Review: Hoopla Digital is a great 'add-on' for your library". TeleRead News: E-books, publishing, tech and beyond. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  3. ↑ "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
  4. ↑ "Reviews: Beta Testers Weigh In On Hoopla", Library Journal, April 29, 2013
  5. ↑ "Midwest Tape grows with new HQ, warehouse". The Blade. 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  6. 1 2 "hoopla". vendor.hoopladigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  7. 1 2 "eAudiobooks are in High Demand!". hoopla Library Admin Site. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  8. ↑ "Lionsgate Entertainment on hoopla digital". Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  9. ↑ "Walt Disney Pictures on hoopla digital". www.hoopladigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  10. ↑ "Warner Brothers on hoopla digital". www.hoopladigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  11. ↑ "Starz on hoopla digital". www.hoopladigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  12. ↑ "Tantor Audio on hoopla digital". www.hoopladigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  13. ↑ "Harper Collins on hoopla digital". www.hoopladigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  14. ↑ "Blackstone Audio on hoopla digital". www.hoopladigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  15. ↑ "Simon & Schuster Audio on hoopla digital". www.hoopladigital.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  16. ↑ "hoopla Adds Ebooks and Comics, Develops "Action View" Technology for App". Library Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  17. ↑ Enis, Matt (May 21, 2015). "hoopla Adds Ebooks and Comics, Develops "Action View" Technology for App". Library Journal.
  18. ↑ "Holland firm repacks, sells DVDs, CDs, audio books", Toledo Blade, May 20, 2012
  19. ↑ "Midwest Tape". Toledo, Ohio: Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29.
  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  • "Midwest Tape Launches Hoopla Pilot for Pay-Per-Circ Streaming Media". Digital Shift. Media Source. March 4, 2013.
  • "Buyers Guide: Midwest Tape", American Libraries, American Library Association, archived from the original on 2014-04-22


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