Library Extension Turns Amazon.com Into a Branch of Your Local Library
A reader has tipped me to a Chrome extension which lets users browse Amazon.com and see if a book or ebook is available at their local...Continue reading
Category: Libraries
Rakuten Sells Overdrive to Private Investment Firm
I do not know why they chose to announce this on Christmas eve, but yesterday Rakuten announced that it was selling Overdrive to KKR. KKR, a leading...Continue reading
Macmillan Can’t Adapt to the Market, So It’s Forcing Customers to Adapt to it
Macmillan CEO John Sargent is back in the news this week with yet another attempt at defending Macmillan's new policy of windowing library ebooks. This time,...Continue reading
Libraries are Boycotting Macmillan eBooks
While some libraries are telling patrons that Macmillan's new restrictions are why its ebooks are not available, others are simply opting not to buy any Macmillan...Continue reading
Libraries Aren’t Pulling Any Punches When Explaining Publisher-Imposed Delays to Patrons
Macmillan's new restrictions on library ebook sales went into effect on Friday, and OverDrive was ready. Library patrons who reserve an ebook through the OverDrive Libby...Continue reading
John Sargent’s Math Just Doesn’t Add Up
Today is the 30th of October. In two days Macmillan will enact its new policy embargoing ebook sales to libraries, a policy which is so unpopular...Continue reading
Sometimes Amazon is More Evil Than the Major Publishers
When it comes to ebooks, it is easy for a digital and indie author proponent to take the side of Amazon against the major publishers. After...Continue reading
The Whole “Library eBooks Kill Retail eBook Sales” Idea Makes No Sense
I was working on a blog post this morning on Scholastic ebooks being in OverDrive when I got to thinking about the current uproar over library...Continue reading
Feedbook, Aldiko Bought in Bankruptcy Sale for 230,000 Euros
Here's a painful story to write about what was once a very interesting ebook startup. The French Canadian ebook distributor De Marque announced on Wednesday that...Continue reading
Biblioteca: Amazon Is To Blame for Library eBook Woes
It is a truism in today's publishing industry that every problem can be blamed on Amazon. It doesn't matter if Amazon is not even remotely connected ...Continue reading
Pop-Up Library Opens at Baton Rouge Airport
Bibliotech, the digital-first public library system in Bexar county, Texas, has gotten a lot of press attention over the past few years for launching digital "branch"...Continue reading
Simon & Schuster Changes Library eBook, Audiobook License Terms
Simon & Schuster has just announced that it is both lengthening the license period for ebooks licensed to libraries, and also imposing a limit on audiobook...Continue reading
Hachette Changes eBook Terms to Further Screw Over Libraries
The American Library Association is holding its annual conference later this week in Washington DC, and I know what all the librarians will be talking about....Continue reading
Why College Libraries Are Going Bookless
We've all read the news stories about this college or that college removing books from their libraries. Stanford was one of the first to go bookless back...Continue reading
Findaway Launches Wonderbook, a Hybrid Print-Digital Audiobook Player
Cleveland-based Findaway gets most of its attention on this blog for its audiobook distribution (as well as services like Chirp) but in the library market it...Continue reading