Sen. Wyden, Rep. Eshoo Press Big Five Publishers on Costly, Overly Restrictive E-Book Contracts With Libraries
September 24, 2021
September 24, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021:
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representative Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., today pressed the big five book publishing houses - Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan - for answers regarding their contracts on e-books with libraries.
"E-books play a critical . . .
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representative Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., today pressed the big five book publishing houses - Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan - for answers regarding their contracts on e-books with libraries.
"E-books play a critical . . .