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ALA Responds to AAP Challenges on Ebooks . . . Before They Are Even Issued | American L... - 1 views

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shared by adrienne_mobius on 28 Sep 12 - No Cached

adrienne_mobius on 28 Sep 12

The ALA Digital Content and Libraries Working Group published an "Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries" report August 8. You can read more about the process, or jump right to a PDF download of the report.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The ALA Digital Content and Libraries Working Group published an "Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries" report August 8. You can read more about the process, or jump right to a PDF download of the report.</div>

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myliblog: Publishers ask for business models and don't know what a library is - 0 views

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shared by Jennifer Parsons on 11 Oct 12 - No Cached

I recently conducted a focus group with local authors, and put this proposition to them: * Would you consider DONATING a single copy of your ebook file to the library if we agree to... * Preserve, review, recommend, and digitally display it; * Buy an extra copy for every four people who are waiting for it; * Put a "click here to buy" button in our catalog, with the understanding that you'll share in the revenue of the sale (say, we take 10% AND YOU GET 90%). Guess what? They said, "Yes." Are we talking to the right people?
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Jennifer Parsons on 11 Oct 12

Since ALA President Maureen Sullivan threw down the proverbial gauntlet to publishers and they've picked it up, there's been a lot of inspired responses. Jamie LaRue has a radical one himself-- circumvent the publishers, and ask the authors how they'd like their electronic books to be distributed. It's a bold proposition (posing the question, "Are publishers necessary?"), but certainly a way for libraries to work with authors to maximize their profits.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Since ALA President Maureen Sullivan threw down the proverbial gauntlet to publishers and they've picked it up, there's been a lot of inspired responses. Jamie LaRue has a radical one himself-- circumvent the publishers, and ask the authors how they'd like their electronic books to be distributed. It's a bold proposition (posing the question, "Are publishers necessary?"), but certainly a way for libraries to work with authors to maximize their profits.</div>

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