An international coalition of book publishers that includes members of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) has taken legal action against www.library.nu and www.ifile.it. The two file sharing sites were served court orders in Ireland alleging that the sites are hosting pirated ebooks and making them available for free. [Read more…]
Barrett and Browning love letters from 1845 now available online
It’s been said that love is eternal. That saying definitely applies to two famous poets thanks to a college in Texas that is known for this year’s Heisman award and a Massachusetts college that has a collection of love letters written by the poets. [Read more…]
Harvard University Library reorganization starts with early retirement offers
Even the libraries at the most prestigious of all the Massachusetts colleges are not immune to staff reductions. The President of Harvard University, Drew Faust, sent an email last Wednesday that outlined her future vision for the Harvard Library. [Read more…]
Penguin delivers crushing blow to ebook lending at public libraries
Starting today, Penguin is no longer selling ebooks or audiobooks to libraries through OverDrive. Penguin is a “Big Six” publisher and represents a huge portion of the ebooks available at public libraries. The impact of this move will be absolutely devastating on ebook lending at public libraries. [Read more…]
Why are ebooks so expensive?
You would think this is a pretty stupid question. Aren’t all things the price they are because of basic supply and demand? Normally that answer would work as a satisfactory explanation, but the prices of ebooks don’t seem to make sense in a lot of cases. [Read more…]
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