BRIET

"BRIET is a groundbreaking new project of the Brick House Cooperative. Using BRIET, independent publishers can sell (not license) permanent copies of quality ebooks directly to libraries and schools to loan to patrons, just as they would with paper books.

The right of libraries to own their own collections is the bedrock of cultural preservation. Books that can’t be owned are books that can be tampered with, or even taken away. To demonstrate the right way for publishers to work with, and not against, libraries, the independent publishers of Brick House sold our first ebook to a library in 2021; since then we’ve been at work developing BRIET, so that fellow publishers could do the same.

BRIET provides a healthy, sustainable revenue stream for independent publishers, and helps protect traditional library rights and the preservation of digital culture.

BRIET is funded through grants from organizations dedicated to preserving digital ownership rights for books. It’s free to use, for both publishers and libraries.

Please use the form below to indicate your interest. Once your organization is approved at BRIET, you may list as many ebooks as you wish, free of charge. Then libraries can purchase your books through BRIET’s Bookmarket, according to the BRIET terms of sale...."