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: Library eBooks
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
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
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
DC Public Library Wants to Add Local Self-Published Authors to Their Catalog
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...Continue reading
OverDrive Partners With Libreka to Bring Library eBooks to German-Speaking Countries
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...Continue reading
65 Libraries Each Loaned Over a Million Titles Last Year
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...Continue reading
Penguin Random House Dramatically Worsens License Terms for Library eBooks
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...Continue reading