Increasingly, books are something that libraries do not own but borrow from the corporations that do. Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2021-09-02 10:00:00 UTC ]
Maryland's recently passed library e-book law will require any publisher offering to license "an electronic literary product" to consumers in the state to also offer to license the content to public libraries "on reasonable terms." The question now is: what are reasonable terms? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
American author Mitzi Szereto says she has been plagued by fake pornographic e-books listed under her name on Amazon in a similar scam to one which previously targeted commercial women’s writers in the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-11 21:51:56 UTC ]
Retailer AwesomeBooks is giving a copy of every book sold on its site to the National Literary Trust (NLT), which will match them to children and schools who need them. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-01 12:50:31 UTC ]
Last Thursday, with confirmed cases of COVID-19 again rising across the US, Dr. Vivek Murthy, the surgeon general, issued his first advisory since the Biden administration took office: health mis- and disinformation, he said, has prolonged the pandemic, not least by exposing Americans to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-07-21 12:37:08 UTC ]
Privacy abuses and misinformation were secondary concerns, two tech reporters write. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-07-09 05:04:42 UTC ]
In a notice sent to library customers this week via their vendors, e-book titles from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will soon be available via a 26-lend metered access model, a change from its previous perpetual access terms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a filing this week, Amazon and the Big Five publishers said the plaintiffs' claims of an e-book price-fixing conspiracy are "implausible." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
Political activist, scholar and author Angela Y Davis is joining the Hamish Hamilton list, after signing a five-book deal with the publisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-06-24 01:55:20 UTC ]
New York this week became the second state to pass a bill that would ensure public libraries the right to license and lend e-books that are available to consumers in the state. The bill is now headed to governor Andrew Cuomo's desk. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a paper released this week, the American Library Association’s Joint Digital Content Working Group offered a frank assessment of the state of the library e-book market and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
The new law requires any publisher offering to license "an electronic literary product" to consumers to also offer to license the content to public libraries on "reasonable" terms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
WhatsApp says India's new digital media rules will violate the privacy of its users. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2021-05-26 10:59:05 UTC ]
The deal represents a major step forward for the digital library market. Not only is Amazon Publishing finally making its digital content available to libraries, the deal also gives libraries a range of models through which it can license the content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
Librarians fighting the “exorbitant” pricing and licensing of academic e-books claim others are afraid of speaking out about the subject and are hoping the Competitions & Marketing Authority (CMA) will take action. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-11 20:10:02 UTC ]
Transworld and Puffin have acquired three books from Alison Hammond, including the "This Morning" presenter's memoir, a novel and a non-fiction title for readers aged eight to 12. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-07 06:39:32 UTC ]
Penguin Michael Joseph has signed a three-book deal with “superstar of women’s fiction” Jane Fallon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-29 12:25:53 UTC ]
In January and February, ebooks were up 20.4 percent and downloadable audio was up 23.7 percent over 2020. The post AAP StatShot February Report: US Audiobooks and Ebooks Maintain Strength appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-28 15:55:41 UTC ]
In a brief order, judge Gregory Woods said the move, which is common in consumer class action cases, will bring "efficiency and economy" to what is "likely to be expensive and complicated litigation." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Under the terms of its program, which PRH began more than a year ago, libraries have the option to license e-books and digital audio for one-year terms at a 50% prorated price as an alternative to the existing two-year term (for e-books) or perpetual access (for digital audio). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]