The Random House ebook price hike to libraries last week created a storm of commentary. Here's a good round-up of the story by Bobbi Newman at Librarianbyday.net. The post is still being updated with new links.
Now that the fireworks have died down a little, the library world is generating some good,reflective analyses of the ebook dilemma. Here are a couple that you shouldn't miss:
- Random House's eBook Price Hikes are GOOD for Libraries IF ... The big "IF" consists of a list of requirements for ebooks that libraries should insist on, in exchange for high prices.
- $2 Billion for $1 Billion of Books: The Arithmetic of Library e-book Lending Michael Porter has a good infographic showing the relative prices of print and digital books for consumers and libraries and remarks on the odd inefficiency of the digital product.
NTLP is embarking on a project to make ebook content available to libraries at more reasonable licensing terms. Read our proposal, comment, and express your concerns or interest at the NTLP blog or website. Look for more on this in coming weeks.
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