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Macmillan Can’t Adapt to the Market, So It’s Forcing Customers to Adapt to it

10 November, 201914 November, 2019Library eBooks2 Comments

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,...

Libraries are Boycotting Macmillan eBooks

3 November, 201910 November, 2019Library eBooksOne Comment

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...

Libraries Aren’t Pulling Any Punches When Explaining Publisher-Imposed Delays to Patrons

3 November, 201910 November, 2019Library eBooks5 Comments

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...

John Sargent’s Math Just Doesn’t Add Up

30 October, 201910 November, 2019Library eBooks3 Comments

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...

Sometimes Amazon is More Evil Than the Major Publishers

25 October, 201925 October, 2019Amazon, Library eBooks11 Comments

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...

The Whole “Library eBooks Kill Retail eBook Sales” Idea Makes No Sense

20 September, 201920 September, 2019DeBunking, Library eBooks18 Comments

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...

Biblioteca: Amazon Is To Blame for Library eBook Woes

28 August, 201929 August, 2019Amazon, Library eBooks9 Comments

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 ...

Simon & Schuster Changes Library eBook, Audiobook License Terms

2 July, 20193 July, 2019Library eBooksOne Comment

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...

Hachette Changes eBook Terms to Further Screw Over Libraries

18 June, 201918 June, 2019Library eBooks2 Comments

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....

Why College Libraries Are Going Bookless

26 May, 201926 May, 2019Digital Library, Library eBooks29 Comments

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...

DC Public Library Wants to Add Local Self-Published Authors to Their Catalog

18 April, 201918 April, 2019Library eBooks, Self-Pub2 Comments

A couple weeks ago I shared a link to a DCist post about the DC Public Library launching a program where local indie authors can submit...

OverDrive Partners With Libreka to Bring Library eBooks to German-Speaking Countries

19 March, 201919 March, 2019Library eBooks, Overdrive4 Comments

Overdrive announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with the German digital distribution service provider Libreka to bring its ebook and digital audiobook catalog to public libraries...

65 Libraries Each Loaned Over a Million Titles Last Year

9 January, 20199 January, 2019Library eBooks, OverdriveOne Comment

Rakuten Overdrive released its end of year report yesterday. The company now supports over 43,000 libraries and schools worldwide, including 65 public library systems that each...

Penguin Random House Dramatically Worsens License Terms for Library eBooks

4 September, 20184 September, 2018Library eBooks15 Comments

PW reports that starting next month, Penguin Random House is changing its license terms for library ebooks from "insanely expensive" to "ridiculously expensive and short-lived". As...

Toronto Public Library Hits Milestone with 20 Million eBooks Borrowed

19 August, 201819 August, 2018Library eBooksLeave a comment

The major publishers may be blocking libraries from buying ebooks, but that has only slowed adoption; it didn't stop the Toronto Public Library from reaching a new...

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