I’m sure you read this past week that Penguin Random House is discounting its library ebook prices, but did you notice that none of the coverage actually mentions how much...Continue reading
Category: Library eBooks
Macmillan Reverts Library eBook Licensing Terms in Response to COVID-19
The US trade publisher Macmillan just announced a pricing change in response to the current epidemic. Macmillan sent librarians an email today, informing them that Macmillan’s contract terms will revert...Continue reading
Getting to the Bottom of the “Amazon Said Libraries Hurt eBook Sales” Rumor
Who wants to help me chase down a rumor and see if there’s nay truth to it? For the last 8 months or so everyone in publishing (except for me)...Continue reading
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 library. It’s called Library...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, he’s shown us just...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 ebooks at all. The...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 app are now being...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 that John Sargent has...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 all, the former wants...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 ebooks. It seems a...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 to the issue or...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 licenses. As of 1...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. Hachette announced on Monday...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 in 2010, and many...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 their books for consideration...Continue reading