<div dir="ltr">Publishers are making it harder for libraries to provide ebooks to all users. This is especially hard on schools with our limited budgets. Publishers are charging more per copy and/or embargoing the purchase of additional titles of new ebooks. No wonder publishers are seeing an increase in bound copies as they make digital ones harder for libraries to use.<div><br></div><div>ALA has a new website with information on this issue. More details are below.</div><div><br></div><div>Lou Ann Jacobs</div><div>AISLE Legislative Advocate<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br>
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<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left"> </div>
<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left">Yesterday, Macmillan Publishers announced new lending terms for library eBooks that will make it nearly impossible for libraries to fulfill our central mission—equitable access for all.</div>
<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left"> </div>
<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left">Here's the truth: Limiting access to new titles for libraries means limiting access for readers.</div>
<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left"> </div>
<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left">The embargo is the latest evidence of a troubling trend in the publishing industry. ALA denounces Macmillan's announcement and is exploring all possible avenues to ensure that libraries can continue to purchase and lend all materials without restriction.</div>
<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left"> </div>
<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left">Today, we urge the library community to tell Macmillan Publishers’ CEO John Sargent that we object to the publishing company’s new policy. </div>
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<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left"><strong>ℹ️ Visit our landing page for the eBooks Campaign for more information and graphics to share on social media: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#0f74c2;font-weight:inherit;text-decoration:none" href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04NzA2ODgzJnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MDc2NTAmbGk9NjgyNTM2NjM/index.html" target="_blank"><strong class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style="font-weight:bold">ala.org/advocacy/e-books</strong></a></strong></div>
<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left"> </div>
<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left">As this trend continues to unfold, our community must be prepared for a long journey. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#0f74c2;font-weight:inherit;text-decoration:none" href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04NzA2ODgzJnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MDc2NTAmbGk9NjgyNTM2NjI/index.html" target="_blank"><strong class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830email-hyperlink-color-preserver" style="font-weight:normal">Add your voice to the conversation</strong></a> if you agree that access to and use of all published works—regardless of format—must equitably balance the rights and privileges of readers, authors, and publishers.</div>
<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left"> </div>
<div class="m_-4037854220706126721yiv0908974830paragraph-one" style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:left">Thank you, as always, for your continued advocacy and support for libraries, library workers, and readers.</div>
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