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Big Five eBook Matrix you must see!

GlassesAmerican Libraries has been keeping track of “the Big Five publishers (Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Hachette Book Group) and the terms they offer to libraries for their ebooks.”

Their “updated matrix (PDF file) provides a complete list of the distributors that each publisher uses and fuller information about library consortium access, including specifics for public, academic, and school library access.”

Things to note:

  • Among the Big Five, only Hachette Book Group does not offer public libraries the opportunity to license its ebooks through consortia
  • The publishers are not as open to school library consortia.
  • Academic library consortia may license from Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Macmillan.
  • Simon & Schuster does not license to academic libraries at all.

Check out the blog post, or read the updated matrix now.

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The HarperCollins Debate

By now you’ve no doubt heard about HarperCollins’ decision to limit ebook checkouts to 26 per title. Perhaps you’ve even formed a strong opinion about the topic yourself. Now we have an opportunity to learn about some key reactions and responses from libraries that won’t stand for it! The article More Libraries Decide to Give HarperCollins the Cold Shoulder describes the actions taken by libraries and library organizations across the country. What is your library’s response (if any)?