BRIET, from The Brick House, Is Heading to IndieLib 2024 ⑉ Brick House

"Brick House will be attending the IndieLib conference on April 2 in Columbus, Ohio, a summit to convene independent publishers and library decision makers sponsored by Ingram Content Group, Independent Publishers Caucus, Palace Project, Library Reads, and Publishers Weekly. We’ll be connecting with independent publishers, librarians, technologists and others interested in protecting the digital future of libraries, and spreading the word about BRIET, our new platform for the permanent sale of e-books to libraries. 

With access to ebooks under threat, the Brick House Cooperative has spent the last year working with library and publishing partners on BRIET, a project to strengthen the traditional rights of libraries to permanently own and preserve books....

BRIET is a project designed by rights holders to help protect libraries:

• BRIET lists books that libraries can buy for keeps, not via temporary licensing, from independent and small publishers
• BRIET uses open library data standards to make its catalog and individual works findable on the open internet
• BRIET facilitates permanent ebook sales  of ebooks to CDL-practicing institutions, guided by terms of first sale developed with librarians and legal experts
• BRIET helps get ebooks into the hands of library patrons through safe and tested CDL programs, using e-reader apps that have long been in use by hundreds of participating libraries...."