Not exact matches
S&S mandates that
libraries need
to implement a Buy IT Now button and
sell the
eBooks, in order
to even do business with them, while Penguin offers it as an option.
The report shows not only the vast price difference between print and digital for
library purchase, but also shows which publishers refuse
to even sell ebook titles
to libraries.
Leaders from top
library companies weighed in on this issue during an hour - long discussion held before a gathering of publishers, booksellers, and librarians, aiming
to debunk lingering misunderstandings about ways in which
libraries affect retail sales of
ebooks and digital content, and
to inform publishers of new tools that have been developed
to market, manage, and
even sell digital content through
libraries.