03-10-2021, 09:15 PM | #1 |
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Amazon Withholding Books From Libraries
Amazon is withholding ebook and audiobook versions of works it publishes through its in-house publishing arms from US libraries, according to a new report from The Washington Post.
Edit: Related article from Verge if you hit a paywall. Thanks Patrik for also sharing this link. Last edited by Pizza_Cant_Read; 03-11-2021 at 08:38 AM. |
03-11-2021, 12:42 AM | #2 |
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So? Is it bad? Is it good?
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03-11-2021, 01:39 AM | #3 | |
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03-11-2021, 08:35 AM | #6 |
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03-11-2021, 08:46 AM | #7 |
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It will be interesting to see if we see the howls of outrage that we saw with one of the big 5 publishers delayed releasing eBooks to libraries or if it's more move along, nothing to see here since it's Amazon.
My basic take is the same as before - If you really want to read it as an eBook, then buy it. If you are a grown adult with a job, then it's a just matter of priorities. |
03-11-2021, 09:58 AM | #8 |
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There is a great way to get back at Amazon and lose Kindle sales in a rather big way. Overdrive can drop Kindle ebooks and just have ePub. That would boost sales for Kobo and B&N and lose sales for Kindle when Kindles no longer work with Overdrive.
I'm in favor of that. I'd love to see Amazon get taken down. Overdrive has helped Amazon in a big way. But Amazon refuses to help Overdrive. So (IMHO), screw you Amazon. |
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03-11-2021, 10:47 AM | #10 |
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Wasn't there an article recently that they were in negotiations with libraries to bring some of their ebooks over? I believe it was discussed here on MobileReads
From my impression, Amazon has never released their in-house published e-book to libraries in the past, correct? I agree it would be nice if they did since they publish quite a bit now, and will likely keep expanding. |
03-11-2021, 10:56 AM | #11 | |
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Back in 2019, before the pandemic, Congress was investigating this as anticompetitive behavior. I don't know what the current status is.
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03-11-2021, 11:00 AM | #12 | |
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Amazon books from DPLA would be available through the SimplyE app, not via Overdrive or in your browser or on your Kindle. The reviews of the SimplyE app are pretty bad, and it's one more platform for librarians to learn and support. Last edited by CathyA; 03-11-2021 at 11:04 AM. |
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But the problem could be that for Amazon's eBooks, chances are that they won't be in ePub and that will not be good for those who are not using a Kindle and read ePub. It would mean I would have to remove the DRM and convert to ePub. But most people would not be doing that. They'd just be pissed at Amazon for not supplying ePub versions of their eBooks. |
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Yes, Overdrive availability probably was a boost to Kindle sales originally, but now? I think it is more likely that if this happened (which it won't) people with Kindles would buy more books from Amazon, and more would sign up for Kindle Unlimited, rather than switch to Kobo. Meanwhile Overdrive would lose a huge chunk of their US userbase. (And Amazon could just partner with a different library network, like the NYPL's SimplyE, CloudLibrary, RBDigitial,... No harm to them, kills Overdrive. But they don't need to, library access has served its purpose.) Amazon only distribute books through Overdrive in the US, they have no library access elsewhere, but that hasn't stopped them dominating other markets, has it? Last edited by murraypaul; 03-11-2021 at 04:07 PM. |
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