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 venue for discussion just about this issue. I’m inclined to agree with Toby Greenwalt on this one But I would argue that the picket line isn’t the place for this battle. Rather, I think we need to take this struggle to the boardroom. I’m concerned that boycotting now may make us look hysterical or irrational, not an image we want to take to a negotiation. There may come a time when boycotting is the way to go, I’m just not sure its now. But I want to know what you think. Should we be boycotting? If not now, when? What should we be doing? Read More: The eBook User’s Bill of Rights #hcod #ebookrights Publishing Industry Forces OverDrive and Other Library eBook Vendors to Take a Giant Step Back Terms of Service on Our Terms More Thoughts on the Boycott: Boycott? Bad idea. | reverse snowglobe HCOD, eBook User Bill of Rights and Math | SarahGlassmeyer(dot)com On Boycotts and Readers’
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The eBook User’s Bill of Rights #hcod #ebookrights
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 use eBooks under guidelines that favor access over proprietary limitations the right to access eBooks on any technological platform, including the hardware and software the user chooses the right to annotate, quote passages, print, and share eBook content within the spirit of fair use and copyright the right of the first-sale doctrine extended to digital content, allowing the eBook owner the right to retain, archive, share, and re-sell purchased eBooks I believe in the free market of information and ideas. I believe that authors, writers, and publishers can flourish when their works are readily available on the widest range of media. I believe that authors, writers, and publishers can thrive when readers are given the maximum amount of freedom to access, annotate, and share with other readers, helping this content find new audiences and markets. I believe that eBook purchasers should enjoy the rights of the first-sale doctrine because eBooks are part of the greater cultural cornerstone of literacy, education,
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