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But what about that voice from the burning pile of towels in the corner of the gym?
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http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...-12-in-length/ Check the comments here, mostly authors: http://www.thepassivevoice.com/12/20...nt-of-justice/ |
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But right now Sargent is the public face of the conspiracy. Of course, there's all those emails in the DOJ files... I sooo want those made public. (Now *there* is a righteous target for anonymous... ) |
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Anything that makes more e-books available has got to be a step in the right direction. I don't think I need to list their many advantages for this crowd. |
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I think all this will ultimately be Sargent's swan-dive--errr... I mean poop... or song... swan-something, anyway. His own little Don Quixote impersonation. To each his Dulcinea, I guess.
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Serving as cash cows for big multinationals should not be one. But to a large extent they are. I still think they *will* go along with this. Shoudn't, but will... (sigh) |
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What would be a lot better would be a two year deal with unlimited borrows.
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01-28-2013, 11:26 AM | #70 |
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I agree that there is some point to libraries having copies of older books. Realistically, however, no public library keeps a copy of everything it has ever acquired. Academic libraries may be more inclined to this, but public libraries cull old books that nobody borrows. Older books already disappear from the system. Limitations of space mean that public libraries have limits on the books they keep. E-books don't require the same physical space, so that could be a real benefit, allowing libraries to keep older, more obscure works that are rarely borrowed. How publishers and libraries will deal with this is an important question that needs to be worked out. I have no particular love for the BPHs. As large, publicly-traded corporations, they no longer show the love of literature that smaller publishers do. While there may be many people working in those companies that love the written word and finding a great author and bringing him or her to the public, the shareholder imperative of ever increasing profits has largely squeezed out the mid-list authors. Like big music and movies, it's now about the blockbusters. Those are books, though, that the public (as in PUBLIC library) wants to read. This deal seems like a decent starting point to further the discussion between libraries and publishers. |
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And if 50 reads is all a popular book can take these days then, yeah, 52 checkouts is no loss. But what we're gripping about is the *expiration* "feature" that effectively forecloses library sales for anything *but* the "bestsellers". Because a book that is only checked out maybe 5 times in two years becomes, in effect 10 times more expensive than a "bestseller" and the library becomes simply a free alternative to Costco. Libraries should do better than cater to the lowest common denominator of book reading, shouldn't they? I'm no fan of the genre but this scheme pretty much shuts out litfic from ebook libraries. The big issue isn't the limited checkouts (though it's bad enough), but the forced expiration. That is the poison pill here. |
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Let's avoid elevating one type of reading over another. I think it more accurate to state that libraries *should* cater to a variety of readers while focusing on the demand of their particular user demographic. Because if there isn't enough stuff that their users want to read, regardless of whether it's genre fic or litfic or women's studies or what have you, this whole conversation is moot. If people aren't using libraries, there won't be libraries. And the funny thing with city / local budgets - if you have money designated for a line item, and you don't use it, you might not get it next year, and it isn't always allowed to move it to another line item. I'm not saying that the proposed scheme is the best way to spend money for all libraries, but if there is money in the budget for ebook acquisitions, and the books on that list are ones that will increase circulation numbers for the library, then it's worth considering. |
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If this Macmillan thing flies, soon all of the BPHs will be doing it. Want the latest Stephen King novel? Sure thing, only $100 per copy and a very generous 6 month expiration.
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I say take the deal; if it's more expensive well, just suck it up - hopefully this can be offset by other benefits - less handling and storage of pbooks, and so on. This is the wave of the future (as everyone hanging out here will attest) so let's not quibble. Chant along with me ... More books ... more books ... more books!! |
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