In case you haven’t seen it, there is a new site organizing a boycott of HarperCollins. Conversations about this have popped up on Twitter, Facebook and in the comments of my original post about the HarperCollines Fiasco, so I thought I’d provide a…
Monthly Archives: February 2011
The eBook User’s Bill of Rights #hcod #ebookrights
by Bobbi Newman • • 10 Comments
Read this. The eBook User’s Bill of Rights is a statement of the basic freedoms that should be granted to all eBook users. The eBook User’s Bill of Rights Every eBook user should have the following rights: the right to…
Publishing Industry Forces OverDrive and Other Library eBook Vendors to Take a Giant Step Back
by Bobbi Newman • • 167 Comments
Yesterday I received an email from OverDrive with an attachment titled “OverDrive Partner Library Update from Steve Potash”, I glanced at it and filed it away in my to-read pile for a later date (which honestly means I may never have gotten…
I Want to Know Your Thoughts on ALA. Love it? Hate it? Tell Me Why
by Bobbi Newman • • 51 Comments
Over the years I’ve heard complaints about ALA and reasons for not belonging many along the lines of the ones Jim Rettig mentions in his recent article Is the Association Ripe for Rebellion? It costs too much. It should be…
TechSoup Global Contributors Summit Notes
by Bobbi Newman • • Comments Off
Last week I had the honor of attending the TechSoup Global Contributors Summit. When I received the invitation from Sarah at TechSoup for Libraries I knew I had to go for several reason including escaping the echo chamber and it was at…