Publishers Are Using E-books to Extort Schools and Libraries

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Summary:

by Jennie Rose Halperin, published Apr. 18, 2021 5:04AM ET

The big publishers’ ultimate goal is to turn e-books into assets that libraries and schools can only rent, and never own. The stakes couldn’t be higher.

Link:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/publishers-are-using-e-books-to-extort-schools-and-libraries

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Date tagged:

04/18/2021, 08:54

Date published:

04/18/2021, 06:16