tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post5790491082439592096..comments2024-03-28T15:51:38.912-04:00Comments on Ms. Yingling Reads: HarperCollins has made up my mind for meMs. Yinglinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-29284336359158075562011-03-15T12:48:59.046-04:002011-03-15T12:48:59.046-04:00We had some people form the Collection Development...We had some people form the Collection Development dept. come to our branch yesterday for a meeting. One of the things they talked about was the cost of ebooks and the prohibitive amount of difficulty the publishers put us and patrons through to download ebooks. As you noted, it's because they're afraid of the public getting ebooks for free instead of buying them. They also talked about the task force that is figuring out ways to improve functions and funding. The task force has started echoing what other people have said acrsso the country; that physical lbraries will become obsolete because "people will just download their books." Well, it won't be that easy!Iron Guy Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719802406868125435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-45932986638990429492011-03-12T14:59:50.738-05:002011-03-12T14:59:50.738-05:00We did exactly the same thing at my library, looki...We did exactly the same thing at my library, looking at the circ stats of various popular titles. My library system (which has more than 20 branches) has decided at this point simply not to order any more Harper ebooks. Can't say I blame them.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551558744801344170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-42712644121938225012011-03-10T08:37:50.530-05:002011-03-10T08:37:50.530-05:00This was an excellent post to send to them, as it ...This was an excellent post to send to them, as it is very specific and detailed, and does not simply list the top book.<br /><br />I can understand why publishers cringe at the idea of people borrowing the same book rather than buying a copy, but they are far more likely to dissuade libraries from carrying eBooks than anything else.<br /><br />Perhaps this would even work if the limit were something like 120, after which many print books would be fairly worn, but 26 is ridiculous. At 120, you might even be willing to purchase a copy of those most popular books every year. <br /><br />Still, I think the whole plan is a mistake. Over and over again, my kids (and I) have discovered authors through the library and then later bought books by that author.Ben Langhinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077213274836551992noreply@blogger.com