If they could, publishers would abolish libraries; here’s what they are doing instead – Walled Culture

peter.suber's bookmarks 2022-06-23

Summary:

"It is often said that if public libraries did not exist, modern publishers would never allow them to be set up, on the grounds that “clearly” every book loaned out was a sale lost. Fortunately, at the time that public libraries were created in various countries, publishers took a more enlightened view. Unfortunately, today’s publishers have realised that the transition from hard copy books to ebooks is an opportunity to try again, as Kyle K. Courtney, Copyright Advisor at Harvard Library, explains in an opinion piece for The Hill...."

Link:

https://walledculture.org/if-they-could-publishers-would-abolish-libraries-heres-what-they-are-doing-instead/

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Tags:

oa.new oa.publishers oa.libraries oa.books oa.cdl oa.ia

Date tagged:

06/23/2022, 12:04

Date published:

06/23/2022, 08:04