Among the week's headlines: a new ALA e-book club launches; pushback on Macmillan's library e-book embargo keeps rolling in; and are library workers under siege? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
A federal court delivers a mixed decision on net neutrality; OCLC hosts its annual Library Futures Conference; and library supporters continue to hammer Macmillan over its e-book embargo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has begun selling a "limited number" of backlist e-books via Amazon’s £7.99 a month subscription e-book service Kindle Unlimited in the UK and Australia in a major shift from one of the big publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 20:49:12 UTC ]
How publishers’ increasingly restrictive e-book policies could undermine a key public library reference service. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
“ALA’s goal is to send a clear message to Macmillan CEO John Sargent,” said ALA executive director Mary Ghikas, announcing the launch of a national e-book advocacy campaign. "Libraries have millions of allies out there, and we’re inviting them to take action.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines, sticker shock over S&S's new library e-book prices; ALA organizes a national campaign against Macmillan's e-book embargo; and what's the the future of school librarians? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
T M Logan's The Holiday (Zaffre) has jetted into the Weekly E-Ranking number one spot, displacing Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt (Picador) a week after the junior doctor memoir achieved the longest ever run in the chart top spot. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 14:51:37 UTC ]
In a message sent to library customers, Tom Mercer, senior v-p of digital products for Bibliotheca (formerly 3M), called out Amazon for its role in the increasingly contentious library e-book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: why most authors are trying to get their e-books in libraries; the backlash continues over Macmillan's library e-book embargo; and publishers sue Audible over its Captions program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Why the tension between libraries and publishers is ramping up in the e-book market—and why we must tamp it down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: a library receipt kicks off a debate about the value of libraries; more media coverage of the library e-book market; and the University of California holds firm in its negotiations with Elsevier. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Publishers recently announced a two month embargo on all newly published e-book titles. This will greatly effect libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-08-12 10:34:07 UTC ]
It's not just musicians giving in to demand to go digital. J.D. Salinger's son Matt has agreed to publish e-book versions of the famed author's novels, including The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey, later this week. Salinger had generally be... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-08-12 00:41:00 UTC ]
“The Catcher in the Rye” and other Salinger novels are coming out in digital formats, and the writer’s son plans to release more from his archives. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-08-11 09:00:01 UTC ]
T M Logan's The Holiday (Zaffre) has defeated Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt (Picador) for the Weekly E-Book Ranking top spot, putting at least another week between the junior doctor memoir and the record for longest-running e-book number one. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-09 11:11:41 UTC ]
Editor's note: This article was originally published as part of a Folio: Special Report on the state of data in publishing, but we have decided to open it up to a wider audience by publishing it below. To view the full report, click the link at the bottom. The rise of big data—and the ability... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-07-31 19:33:50 UTC ]
Ahead of Robert Mueller's testimony next week, the DPLA issues an upgraded free e-book edition of the Mueller Report; for a seventh straight year, digital audio sales show robust sales growth; and, the Little Free Library project hires a new executive director. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
As library e-book issues gain urgency, the OverDrive funded effort to measure the impact of libraries on authors and publishers taps industry vet Guy LeCharles Gonzalez to take the project to the next level. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
The book world is “sleepwalking into oblivion” if there are not changes to the terms under which e-books are made available to libraries, a chief librarian has warned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-02 06:29:44 UTC ]
S&S officials confirmed that as of August 1, public libraries will be able to license S&S e-books for two-year terms, on a one copy/one user model, with most “new release” e-books priced between $38.99 and $52.99. Previously, S&S e-books were sold on one-year licenses, though at a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]