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Tuesday, March 01, 2011

A stranglehold on libraries in some weird attempt to make more money

Check out: http://www.boycottharpercollins.com/

Why a boycott?

HarperCollins Puts 26 Loan Cap on Ebook Circulations

What imprints are included in the boycott?
Amistad, Avon, Avon A, Avon Inspire, Avon Red, Balzer + Bray, Caedmon, Collins, Ecco, Eos, Greenwillow Books, Harper, Harper Business, Harper Design, Harper Paperbacks, Harper Perennial, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, HarperAudio, HarperBibles, HarperCollins Children's Audio, HarperCollins Children's Books, HarperCollins e-Books, HarperFestival, HarperLuxe, HarperOne, HarperTeen, ItBooks, Katherine Tegen Books, Rayo, Walden Pond Press, and William Morrow.

Here's a sample letter.

Here's an eBook reader's Bill of Rights.

Want links to what various librarians have written on the subject? Check out:

Publishing Industry Forces OverDrive and Other Library eBook Vendors to Take a Giant Step Back

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