Libraries Cut E-Book Deal With Penguin
Library patrons are book buyers. Hopefully this opportunity will help all publishers see why they should make e-books available to all libraries.
E-books in library has certainly been a tumultuous affair so far. In a recent American Libraries article on the DoJ antitrust lawsuit, it stated that perhaps librarians should start pushing for direct contracts.
(Source: thelifeguardlibrarian)
Penguin joins push for short e-books
Angry Birds on the way to work, or half an hour with Helen Dunmore, Julian Barnes or Emma Donoghue? A slew of short, digital-only reads is hitting the market this Christmas as publishers look to tempt the time-poor back to books.
Library Journal: From the Digital Shift, Penguin’s Ebook Decision Has Chilling Effect...
From the Digital Shift, Penguin’s Ebook Decision Has Chilling Effect on School Libraries:
Penguin Group’s temporary suspension of Kindle access to its titles for libraries last week reaffirmed Wendy Stephen’s decision to go the public domain route. The school librarian at Buckhorn High…
From the Digital Shift, Penguin Group USA to No Longer Allow Library...
From the Digital Shift, Penguin Group USA to No Longer Allow Library Lending of New Ebook Titles:
The number of ebooks available for libraries to loan has just shrunk as Penguin Group USA has decided, for now, to no longer make digital editions of new titles available for library lending.
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Penguin Moves Into Self-Publishing
Now you, too, can be a Penguin author.
(from TO BE SHELVED)
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