Annoyed Librarian on libraries and ebooks and patrons and ebooks and what are we going to do about this because I’m really hoping we gain some ground in the right direction very, very soon. (via thelifeguardlibrarian)
Terrible idea for publishers to alienate libraries. Not all publishers will do that, and those that don’t will be able to reap a greater and more dedicated readership. In the future, when the vagaries of time, reading, recommendations, and literary ‘street cred’ have all happened and taken their respective tolls, I hope someone looks back and learns something from the publishers who failed at the burgeoning e-book revolution and from those who succeeded. There are a lot of books out there to read, and if I hear that some publisher has severe restrictions in place for my local library, I will read around them.
(via seltzerlizard)
(via eclecticbanana)
