ALA Turns to Congress as Macmillan Ignores Public Call to Reverse Library E-Book Embargo
November 01, 2019
November 01, 2019
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 1 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release:
Today Macmillan Publishers begins to limit access to e-books through America's libraries by instituting an eight-week embargo on library e-book purchases. Despite robust public demand to reverse the policy, the publisher is moving ahead with its plan to limit sales to public libraries. Regardless the size of the library - from large library systems in Washington State and rural libraries . . .
Today Macmillan Publishers begins to limit access to e-books through America's libraries by instituting an eight-week embargo on library e-book purchases. Despite robust public demand to reverse the policy, the publisher is moving ahead with its plan to limit sales to public libraries. Regardless the size of the library - from large library systems in Washington State and rural libraries . . .