List: Public Libraries Boycotting Macmillan eBooks
Here are some of the public libraries and library systems in the U.S. boycotting Macmillan Publishers
Arkansas
Arkansas Digital Library Consortium Boycotting Macmillan (via Democrat Gazette)
34 systems.
California
Sacramento Public Library stands for #ebooksforall
Colorado
Estes Valley Library Boycott Announcement
Poudre River Library District Boycotts Macmillan
Georgia
DeKalb and Fulton County Library Systems Join Macmillan Boycott (via Reporter Newspapers)
Note: Fulton County includes Atlanta libraries.
Iowa
Iowa City Public Library Joins Libraries Across Us To Challenge E-Book Publishers (via Daily Iowan)
Des Moines Public Library is Boycotting Macmillan, eBook Embargo (via DMR)
Kentucky
Louisiana
New Orleans Public Library Joins National Action Against Macmillan e-Books (via Big Easy Magazine)
Maryland
Maryland Digital eLibrary Consortium Boycotting Macmillan
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Monroe County Libraries Join National Macmillan Boycott (via Rochester First)
Town Of Pelham Library Joins Call For Macmillan Publishing To Cancel EBook Embargo
North Carolina
Wake County Public Libraries Boycotting of One Of Largest Publishers in US (via CBS 17)
North Dakota
North Dakota State Library Boycotts Macmillan Publishers (via KXET)
Ohio
Columbus Metropolitan Library Joins Macmillan Boycott Over Digital Books
Oregon
Multnomah County Libraries Boycott Macmillan (via KOIN)
Luzerne County Libraries Join Boycott Over E-Book Policy (via The Citizens’ Voice)
South Carolina
Charleston County Public Library Joins Boycott of Macmillan Publishing Over Ebook Dispute
Georgetown County Public Library Boycotts Macmillan
Tennessee
Nashville Public Library Suspends Macmillan eBook Purchases
Utah
Utah Public Libraries Begin Boycott of Macmillan eBooks
Washington
Olympic Peninsula Libraries Join Boycott Against National Publisher (via Sequim Gazette)
Whatcom County Library System: Library Boycotts Macmillan Digital Content
West Virginia
Cabell County Library Joins Boycott (via Charleston Gazette-Mail)
See Also: Whatcom County Library System List of Macmillan eBook Boycotts
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