Comments on: Penguin’s Pitiful Re-Engagement With Libraries

By: Bobbi Newman

Bobbi Newman — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:18:45 +0000

James I can’t tell why you’re sharing it if it is in support of my post or against it. I guess my only comment is that you’d think sales would be through the roof since all those people who can’t read penguin ebooks at the library forced to buy them. Oh wait, that’s not how it works, Libraries doesn’t steal profit from publishers. hmmmm not sure what’s happening there then

By: James

James — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:17:30 +0000

Just as a brief follow-up from Publisher’s Weekly: “Profits Fall 48% at Penguin on 4% Sales Decline”

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Thing 5-Task Part 2 | Lavyndrgrl Reads — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:19:05 +0000

[...] In her June 21, 2012 post “Penguin’s Pitiful Re-Engagement With Libraries” (http://librarianbyday.net/2012/06/21/penguins-pitiful-re-engagement-with-libraries), Newman berates Penguin’s new policy of allowing a few libraries one year access to their [...]

By: Bobbi Newman

Bobbi Newman — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:33:02 +0000

thank you Ann

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 03:34:53 +0000

EXACTLY! Well said.

By: Bobbi Newman

Bobbi Newman — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:44:55 +0000

You’re welcome Michelle and thank you!

By: Michelle McMorrow Ramsell

Michelle McMorrow Ramsell — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:46:05 +0000

Perfect analogy. Thank you for saying what so many of us in libraries are feeling. Your’re spot-on in my book.

By: Bobbi Newman

Bobbi Newman — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:05:03 +0000

Thank you Leigh Anne!

By: Leigh Anne Vrabel

Leigh Anne Vrabel — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:43:08 +0000

THIS, YES. Thank you, as ever, for the healthy dose of truth to power so necessary in the discourse on e-books and digital resources.