Software for efficient cross-media publishing. Can libraries survive in a digital world? OR publishers "declared war on libraries" The British Library has aspirations to digitise all of its 14m books Publishers stand accused of "nonsensical" policies on e-book lending to libraries.
So, with nearly $1bn spent on e-books last year in the US alone, what does this mean for the institutions already at risk of closure? When publishers "declared war on libraries" last October - according to Luton's head of libraries - there was uproar. The Publishers' Association (PA) in the UK has agreed with the major publishing houses to restrict e-lending by either geographical location or the number of readers using an e-book at any one time. And when HarperCollins became the first publisher to put its head above the parapet and change its conditions to the libraries, there was further anger. How to Publish Your Book on Amazon Kindle.