Bobbi Newman, who blogs at Librarian by Day, has an excellent editorial post about current Ebook conditions in public libraries. She questions whether libraries should step back and wait for better options, quoting several other prominent bloggers on the subject. It’s an interesting thought piece from a public library perspective. The comments are just as [...]
Should Libraries Get Out of the Ebook Business by Bobbi Newman
March 7th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Tags: Advocacy Groups · Articles of Interest · Big Six · Business Models/Pricing · Library News · Licenses/Licensing Issues · Public Libraries · Publishing
Articles of Interest – Penguin/OverDrive edition
November 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off
A flurry of blog posts and news articles are appearing related to the Penguin announcement to suspend library lending of titles. Here are a few articles of interest: OverDrive Suspends Access to New Penguin eBook Titles, “Get For Kindle” Access Also Shutdown « INFOdocket Penguin Group USA to No Longer Allow Library Lending of New [...]
Tags: Articles of Interest · DRM · Interfaces/Platforms · Library News · Public Libraries · Publishing · Vendor News
2011 Salem Press Library Blog Awards – Vote Now
May 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Salem Press has once again surveyed the library blog landscape in search of exceptional thinking, writing and information. After sifting through hundreds of nominations, our blog judges have spoken and their votes have been tallied. Forty outstanding blogs, five in each category, came out on top. We now need your help to narrow down the [...]
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