I’m not sure….I was under the impression it was widespread but it could be that Macmillan are the leaders? I did read on FB yesterday that a rather large library on the east coast is encouraging libraries not to even buy the one ebook from Macmillan and to boycott them.
When I first read about this I couldn’t believe how ridiculous it was. Libraries are not a threat to people buying books. This is simply greed at its finest.
Terrible news Carol thanks for sharing it.
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Readers who can afford to will buy books while readers who depend on the library won’t. A sad day for literacy. 💔
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Is it just Macmillan or other publishers doing it?
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I’m not sure….I was under the impression it was widespread but it could be that Macmillan are the leaders? I did read on FB yesterday that a rather large library on the east coast is encouraging libraries not to even buy the one ebook from Macmillan and to boycott them.
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Good for them!!
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It’s just Macmillan, but the fear is that, if it proves successful, the other Big Five will impose embargoes, too.
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Hopefully it won’t be successful.
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When I first read about this I couldn’t believe how ridiculous it was. Libraries are not a threat to people buying books. This is simply greed at its finest.
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That’s the word that came to my mind: GREED 😢
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Terrible decision on many levels. What a shame they are doing this. 😕
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Very greedy I think! There has to be another way to generate sales!
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Thanks for sharing this Carol.
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You’re welcome!
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This is awful news. So elitist of Macmillan.
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Yes!
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Thanks Nicki!
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Such a sad turn. You’d think they’d learn from Penguin’s disastrous policy years ago when they blocked new ebooks from libraries.
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I just read that a library is calling for a boycott of Macmillan……to not even buy that one allotted ebook! So sad!
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