[net-gold] LIBRARY: COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT : LIBRARIES: PUBLIC LIBRARIES : BOOKS: ELECTRONIC: E-Readers Grow; Libraries Can't Get Many Titles
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- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:54:46 -0400 (EDT)
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LIBRARY: COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT :
LIBRARIES: PUBLIC LIBRARIES :
BOOKS: ELECTRONIC:
E-Readers Grow; Libraries Can't Get Many Titles
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E-Readers Grow; Libraries Can't Get Many Titles
James Temple, Chronicle Columnist
Sunday, March 18, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/
c/a/2012/03/17/BUCP1NLI18.DTL&type=business
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/86to555
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The popularity of e-readers is soaring, but good luck finding that hot new
title at your local library.
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Most large publishers refuse to sell critical portions of their digital
catalogs for library lending, and those that do are imposing stiff fees
and onerous rules.
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It's one more point of contention over the behavior of these companies, as
the Justice Department reportedly threatens to file a lawsuit accusing
them of collusion in the consumer e-book market.
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The worry in this case is that as more and more reading occurs on digital
devices, these sorts of restrictions could chip away at the value of
libraries - and the societal good they promote in providing equal access
to information.
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"If we're not allowed to have access to or even allowed the ability to
purchase that broad array of titles, what does that mean for the longevity
of the library?" asked Trent Garcia, electronic resources librarian for
the San Francisco Public Library. "What is our role if we don't have
access to that content?"
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Many libraries do, of course, already offer digital content, but it tends
to be either books from smaller publishers or tightly limited catalogs
from larger ones.
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Simon & Schuster and Macmillan make almost none of their digital content
available for library lending, according to the trade publication Library
Journal and library sources. Hachette Book Group and, as of late last
year, Penguin Group (USA) restrict sales to backlog titles.
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Random House and HarperCollins do sell e-books to libraries, but the
former just raised prices to library wholesalers like OverDrive by as much
as three times, and the latter requires publishers to acquire a new
license after a book has circulated more than 26 times.
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Publishers have never been thrilled about public institutions lending out
their products for free, because it might undercut total sales. (It's a
debatable point since libraries also encourage lifelong reading habits.)
But U.S. copyright laws have long protected the rights of libraries - or
individuals - who legally acquire books to lend them out.
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The nature of digital books, however, gives publishers a new opportunity
to assert greater control through technology, terms of service and pricing
power.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
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