One of the most frustrating aspects of digital publishing is the current sad state of affairs in ebook lending. At a time when libraries are already struggling to survive within the confines of dwindling budgets and patron apathy, the Big Six publishers haven’t been very supportive of library lending, at least in their actions if not their sentiments. All this time, Random … [Read more...] about Some Hope for Library Digital Lending
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Penguin Refuses to Settle in Dept of Justice Lawsuit
In the investigation launched by the Department of Justice against Apple, Inc and five large publishing houses for alleged price-fixing in order to severely wound Amazon.com, the publishers have successfully been divided as to the outcome. The lawsuit, officially filed yesterday by the DoJ, only names Apple and two of the accused publishers, as the remaining three took the … [Read more...] about Penguin Refuses to Settle in Dept of Justice Lawsuit
Nova Scotia Libraries Put the Kibosh on Random House eBooks
South Shore Public Libraries in Nova Scotia, Canada, have begun to boycott eBooks published by Random House. This is mainly attributed to the company charging outrageous amounts of money for libraries participating in the Overdrive content distribution system. In the past month, Random House has drastically raised the price of ebooks for sale to libraries. For example, a … [Read more...] about Nova Scotia Libraries Put the Kibosh on Random House eBooks
Random House Children’s Books and Nickelodeon Planning New Ventures
Random House Childern's Books and Nickelodeon have officially partnered up to launch new books based on popular properties such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, and Bubble Guppies. Random House intends on producing a ton of content with these characters because they resonate well with kids. The company plans on making hardcover and paperback … [Read more...] about Random House Children’s Books and Nickelodeon Planning New Ventures
ALA Asks Random House to Remove 300% Price Increase
The American Library Association has been doing all it can to end the strife between the Big Six publishers and the public library systems, meeting with many of these publishers individually and collectively to negotiate the best possible ebook lending terms for all parties involved. However, the current battles over ebook lending have still left many patrons and librarians … [Read more...] about ALA Asks Random House to Remove 300% Price Increase
Libraries, Patrons to Pay the Price in Random House’s eBook Lending
Just when it seems that libraries and publishers are finally coming to terms on how to make ebook lending feasible, another blow is struck to the libraries and patrons. In this round, it comes in the form of a 300% price increase from Random House on ebooks over the hardback editions of the same titles. In an article for The Digital Shift, Michael Kelley outlines just a few … [Read more...] about Libraries, Patrons to Pay the Price in Random House’s eBook Lending
Random House Titles Available for Library Lending…with a Price Increase
The ALA Midwinter Conference was held in Dallas, TX, only a couple of weeks ago, but some major news came out of that event for the American Library Association. Essentially, the leadership finally expressed that it was fed up with the current upheaval in public library ebook lending, with different members of the Big Six publishing houses setting their own rules—from no … [Read more...] about Random House Titles Available for Library Lending…with a Price Increase
Digital Cookbooks Revived Through Apps
Epicurious, the popular cooking site, is selling digital cookbooks through its app, but with a key technological twist. The Random House titles, so far the only publisher that the Conde Nast site is partnering with before new titles become available soon, are available for purchase through the Epicurious app but also will be available to view as stand-alone … [Read more...] about Digital Cookbooks Revived Through Apps
Digital Publishing Reviving Short Stories
More than one traditional publishing house has decided to experiment with meeting the needs of the reading consumer in a time-strapped and financially weakened economy. Publishers are bringing more short story content to publishing markets everywhere and they are relying on the popularity of digital reading to make it possible. Both Penguin Group and Random House have … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing Reviving Short Stories
New Purpose for Ebooks
As if it hasn’t all been said before, there are new reasons for embracing digital reading. First, it was the portability that was so highly praised, the ability to have one’s entire library available at the touch of an e-reader button. Then, as digital content really became a viable mainstream reading option, the attention turned to the ease of self-publishing, a benefit that … [Read more...] about New Purpose for Ebooks
Random House Is Last Big Six Publisher On Board With Ebook Lending
This week, GoodEReader has been covering the ongoing tribulations of OverDrive, the ebook lending service to public libraries. OverDrive, which provides a full catalog of ebooks for public and school libraries to lend their patrons to over 15,000 libraries, was stunned this week when Penguin Group demanded that all of their titles be pulled from OverDrive’s catalog, claiming … [Read more...] about Random House Is Last Big Six Publisher On Board With Ebook Lending