Sentences with phrase «to sell ebooks to libraries»

We're not selling our ebooks to libraries right now, particularly if we are being published by the big houses.

I wanted to share ideas about what you can do to help solve the problem of publishers who will not sell ebooks to libraries.

The audience included John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan and David Young, CEO of Hachette Book Group, two of the houses that do not currently sell ebook to libraries for lending,

In essence, Library Journal can sell our ebooks to libraries without compensating us at all — looking very much like another corporation finding a way to make money by stepping on the little guy.

True to Colbert's prediction (and Sendak's irritation) it will also be an eBook, but Hachette no longer sells their eBooks to libraries.

Which puts Harper Collins ahead of Penguin and Hachette, who have both stopped selling ebooks to libraries.

One thing Chris and I agreed on was that every big six publishing company had different terms on selling their ebooks to the libraries.

In response to the disruption that ensued — specifically for library ebook sales and lending — ALA established the a working group on libraries and digital issues (now known as the Digital Content Working Group, or DCWG) to help navigate the Association and the library community through the tumult, such as when some of the largest publishers wouldn't even sell ebooks to libraries.

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The worst - case scenario is already practiced by two publishers: Neither Macmillan nor Simon & Schuster sell ebooks to libraries at all.

Now that Random House is the only publisher of the Big Six that sells ebooks to libraries without restrictions (HarperCollins limits the number of circulations to 26), we thought it was a good idea to check in with them, to see if they are standing firm.

In 2013, both Macmillan and Simon & Schuster, which had not been selling ebooks to libraries, began pilot programs which were eventually expanded.

As you probably know, we have not sold ebooks to libraries to date, though we have been working for three years to find a model that works for the libraries, but that didn't undermine our retail partners and didn't jeopardize our fundamental business model.

As for libraries, the majority of publishers surveyed (61 %) sell ebooks to libraries.

That's the real reason RH is raising library prices and that other publishers either aren't selling ebooks to libraries or are doing so on a restricted basis.

The first is that, unlike print books, publishers are not required to sell ebooks to libraries, and many do not.

Where am I going to earn my money if I sell my ebook to libraries for $ 8.99?

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Right now, we have lots of options which protect ebook access via established distribution chains and publisher agreements — but they also limit it through DRM, restricted format support, and outright refusal by some publishers to sell ebooks to libraries.

Three years ago, major publishers refused to sell ebooks to libraries, no one knew how to download an ebook file, and public library staff were hit with an unforeseen surge of patron interest in ebooks.

But, in a note that should give pause to publishers still reluctant to sell ebooks to libraries, only five percent of titles purchased for adult readers are older than 24 months when they are initially purchased.

As for libraries, the majority of publishers surveyed (75 %) sell ebooks to libraries, up from 61 % in 2013.

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today issued a response to American Library Association (ALA) President Maureen Sullivan's open letter, which on Monday sharply criticized the ongoing refusal of several major publishers to sell ebooks to libraries.