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Harper-Collins and the 26 checkout limit on library eBooks

By Dallas Association of Law Librarians

I was catching up on blog reading and saw lots of postings about HarperCollins and their proposed limit on eBook checkouts in public libraries. The gist is check it out 26 times, repurchase the book. I've listed blog posts from several blogs below.

The Harper Collins Boycott, and What 26 Checkouts Look Like

Free Range Librarian
March 2, 2011
http://freerangelibrarian.com/2011/03/02/harpercollins-boycott/

HarperCollins? Memento Plan: Short-Term Greed versus Long-Term Culture
Free Range Librarian
February 26, 2011
http://freerangelibrarian.com/2011/02/26/harpercollins-memento-plan/

Open Letter to HarperCollins
Librarian In Black
March 7, 2011
http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2011/03/hc.html

More on eBooks and Libraries
Librarian In Black
March 3, 2011
http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2011/03/moreonebooks.html

The eBook User?s Bill of Rights
February 28, 2011
Librarian In Black
http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2011/02/ebookrights.html

Some Thoughts on eBook Licensing Terms for Libraries
Law Librarian Blog
March 7, 2011
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2011/03/some-thoughts-on-ebook-licensing-terms-for-libraries.html

How Many Times Can a Library Circulate an e-Book? Harper Collins Says 26
Oregon Legal Research
March 1, 2011
http://oregonlegalresearch.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-many-times-can-library-circulate-e.html

Full post as published by Lex Scripta on March 07, 2011 (boomark / email).