Trade eBooks in Libraries: The Changing Landscape

by Paul Whitney, John Stubblefield

Overview

With the advent of downloadable retail eBooks marketed to individual consumers, for the first time in their history libraries encountered an otherwise commercially available text format they were prevented from adding to their collections. Trade eBooks in Libraries examines the legal frameworks which gave rise to this phenomenon and advocacy efforts undertaken in different jurisdictions to remove barriers to library access. The principal authors provide a general historical overview and an analysis of library/eBook principles developed by a variety of library associations and government reviews. In addition, experts from twelve countries present summaries of eBook developments in their respective countries and regions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110309706
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	12/05/2016
Series:	IFLA Publications Series
Pages:	219
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Paul Whitney, Consultant,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures viii

List of Abbreviations ix

About IFLA xi

1 Introduction 1

2 Defining Our Terms 3

3 The Evolution of Trade eBooks 6

3.1 Early History 6

3.2 Amazon and the Kindle Revolution 12

3.3 The Library Market 13

3.4 Self-Publishing 22

4 Legal Considerations 26

4.1 Introduction 26

4.2 Why Digital is Different 26

4.3 Jurisprudence 30

4.4 Solutions for Libraries? 34

5 Library eBook Principles 38

5.1 Introduction 38

5.2 The Right to Acquire 40

5.3 Terms and Conditions of Use and Pricing 43

5.4 The Application of Legislated Copyright Exceptions and Digital Rights Management 44

5.5 Preservation 45

5.6 Format Neutrality and Accessibility 47

5.7 Privacy 50

5.8 Recognizing the Legitimate Interests of Authors and Publishers 52

6 Advocacy Campaigns 55

6.1 Advocacy in the United States 55

6.2 ReadersFirst 57

6.3 Canadian Libraries for Fair eBook Pricing 61

6.4 "Say hello to your new librarian" 67

6.5 EBLIDA Advocacy in the EU Gerald Leitner Vincent Bonnet 69

7 Regional Summaries 77

7.1 Introduction 77

7.2 Australia Sue McKerracher 81

7.3.1 English Canada Christina de Castell 87

7.3.2 Québec Jean-François Cusson 96

7.4 Chile Florencia García Oyanedel 107

7.5 Denmark Mikkel Christoffersen 112

7.6 England Catherine Mills 121

7.7 France and French-speaking Belgium Alexandre Lemaire 129

7.8 Germany Barbara Schleihagen 140

7.9 The Netherlands Myrna Vossen 146

7.10 Spain Concha Viloriño Periáñez Mónica Fernández Muñoz 152

7.11 The United States Carrie Russell 159

8 What Comes Next in Publishing Distribution and Libraries? 166

8.1 Introduction 166

8.2 The Changing Book Market 167

8.3 Opportunities for Libraries in a Shifting Environment 170

8.4 Fixing the "Problems" 171

8.5 Distribution Models and Technology Shifts 172

9 Conclusion 175

10 Appendix 177

10.1 Introduction 177

10.2 ALA President Maureen Sullivan's Open Letter to Publishers 178

10.3 American Association of Publishers' Statement in Response to ALA President's Letter 180

10.4 Say hello to your new librarian (Sweden) 181

10.5 CULC/CBUC Vision Statement for Public Library Access to Downloadable and Portable E-Content 197

11 Bibliography 198