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Terms of Service on Our Terms

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

What a difference a day makes, eh? I talked a bit yesterday about the response to HarperCollins’ new ebook policy, and I’m pleased to see just how many others are speaking out. There are even a few non-library inroads, including Galleycat, BoingBoing, and ReadWriteWeb. But it’s the Librarian in Black that strikes a nerve with [...]

The Publisher That Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

Friday, February 25th, 2011

The librarian Twitterverse exploded today with the news of HarperCollins’ decision to limit the number of checkouts on ebooks purchased for library use. To save me from reinventing the recap wheel, take a look at the following fantastic blog posts for the full rundown: Bobbi Newman, spurred on by Joe Atzberger brought the story to [...]

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