The leaders of the American Library Association have added a fourth publisher — Random House — to the list of publishers the group is planning to meet with at the end of this month.
ALA Midwinter 2012: ALA To Meet With Top Executives of Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin on Ebook Lending
By on January 22, 2012
Time to “move some dialog with these publishers forward,” said ALA President Molly Raphael at the Working Group on Digital Content and Libraries meeting.
OverDrive Reports 35 Million Digital Titles Checked Out in 2011, Page Views Up 130 Percent
By on January 19, 2012
OverDrive is promising more details at ALA Midwinter, but an initial glimpse at its 2011 numbers shows healthy increases across the board.
Penguin Further Narrows Library Access, Suspending Availability of Audiobook Titles
By on January 18, 2012
After deciding in November to end public libraries’ access to its new ebook titles, Penguin Group withdraws audiobook titles as well.
Douglas County Libraries Erects Legal Framework for Ebook Purchases, With Assist From Mary Minow
By on January 18, 2012
Douglas County seeking comments and criticisms on documents it has come up with to solicit and govern ebook transactions.
Gluejar to Make Soft Launch of Website at ALA Midwinter
By on January 16, 2012
A project that aims to give “free books to the public” and “full value for authors and publishers” prepares for a soft launch of its website at ALA Midwinter.
HathiTrust Collection Surpasses 10 Million Volumes
By on January 16, 2012
A major digital library passes a significant milestone.
Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library Zooms Past 75,000 Titles, Authors Earn $1.70 Per Borrow
By on January 12, 2012
Amazon’s Kindle lending library now contains over 75,000 titles, and the company is reporting that customers borrowed 295,000 titles in December. In addition, self-published authors and independent publishers who make their titles available to the lending library have earned $1.70 per borrow.
Librarians, Researchers Concerned as U.S. Terminates Only National Biodiversity Network
By on January 11, 2012
The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) program and its website will be terminated on January 15. As a result, the United States will no longer have a single, integrated point of access to federal and non-federal biological and biodiversity information.
Librarians, Open Access Advocates ‘Vehemently Oppose’ Research Works Act
By on January 9, 2012
A new bill would roll back the National Institute of Health’s Public Access Policy and give publishers greater control over access to taxpayer-funded research.
