Some 94% of libraries offer e-books to borrowers. But now one of the five biggest book publishers in the United States, Macmillan, says it will limit each library to just one copy for the first eight ...
Macmillan is making library patrons wait even longer to borrow new e-books. Credit: Bernd Weissbrod / picture alliance via Getty Images If you're a fan of checking out e-books from your local library ...
On July 25, Macmillan Publishers announced a new library ebook lending model. In response, the American Library Association’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office released the following statement: The ...
Amazon has raised the white flag in the first skirmish over ebook pricing. The victors in this first round could be publisher Macmillan and rival ebook-reader maker Apple. After temporarily stopping ...
A delegation of state librarians met with Macmillan CEO John Sargent last week and the publisher reiterated their claims that new ebooks in the library are hurting their sales. Macmillan has concerns ...
The American Library Association has just written a petition, citing their utter and complete disdain for the new Macmillan library terms. Macmillan is basically only allowing one ebook copy to be ...
There are currently 342 potential borrowers waiting for 197 digital copies of Ronan Farrow’s investigative thriller Catch and Kill at the Los Angeles Public Library. “It’ll take months for that ebook ...
The King County Library System (KCLS) is no longer purchasing newly released eBooks from Macmillan Publishers. The boycott began Nov. 1. Macmillan, one of five major publishers in the United States ...
Amazon is still sleeping on Macmillan’s couch, but at least they’re talking again. Rumor has it Amazon quietly started restocking hardcover and paperback copies of the publisher’s books—but not the ...
“We’re sorry, but there are 374 people ahead of you in line for our one copy of the e-book you’ve been anticipating all year.” This is the message public ...