Report: “Rhode Island’s Libraries are Pushing Back Against What Critics Say are Unfair Restrictions on e-Book Pricing”
From the Cranston Herald:
Rhode Island’s libraries are pushing back against what critics say are unfair restrictions on e-book pricing and availability on the part of publishers – and the assistant director of the Cranston Public Library is helping to lead the charge.
The Rhode Island Library Association, of which Julie Holden serves as president, recently hosted U.S. Rep. David Cicilline during a roundtable forum at East Providence’s Weaver Library focused on the e-book issue. State Sen. Mark McKenney, who represents District 30 in Warwick, and members of the public were also part of the discussion.
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Holden said e-books represent 13 percent of overall library circulation statewide, with the Cranston and Warwick systems being the largest users of e-books.
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See Also: Bringing Congress on Board with #eBooksForAll (via American Libraries)
On a Related Note…
Canada: “Regina Public Library (RPL) is frustrated with the increase in costs and restrictions some big publishers are putting on ebooks and eaudiobooks.” (via CTV)
Filed under: Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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