Brewster Kahle on Nostr: "First, the Big 5 do not SELL ebooks to libraries. Not one. Libraries do not own ...
"First, the Big 5 do not SELL ebooks to libraries. Not one.
Libraries do not own title one from the Big 5. We license them. And that makes all the difference in the world for cost, depth and breadth of collection, and preservation. Nobody should ever use the word 'sell' in a sentence combining 'Big 5' and 'library ebooks.' This is not nit-picking. It is the essence of the problem."
And they are suing to stop Controlled Digital Lending of the books we did buy.
https://www.readersfirst.org/news/2023/8/2/big-5-license-terms-as-of-july-2023
Libraries do not own title one from the Big 5. We license them. And that makes all the difference in the world for cost, depth and breadth of collection, and preservation. Nobody should ever use the word 'sell' in a sentence combining 'Big 5' and 'library ebooks.' This is not nit-picking. It is the essence of the problem."
And they are suing to stop Controlled Digital Lending of the books we did buy.
https://www.readersfirst.org/news/2023/8/2/big-5-license-terms-as-of-july-2023