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Yet another loss for libraries
Notice to publishers: curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal points out that Penguin has yanked its participation from Overdrive library services. :(
Apparently, Penguin is unhappy that Overdrive was turning the library requests over to Amazon, which is outside of the scope of the contracts. Why Penguin terminated its contract with OverDrive at TeleRead goes into more details.
A proposed solution: Libraries should band together, make a nonprofit, and take over OverDrive:
Apparently, Penguin is unhappy that Overdrive was turning the library requests over to Amazon, which is outside of the scope of the contracts. Why Penguin terminated its contract with OverDrive at TeleRead goes into more details.
A proposed solution: Libraries should band together, make a nonprofit, and take over OverDrive:
Why not sell OverDrive to our public libraries, then, if they can find the financing? Or maybe to a nonprofit run on their behalf, with librarians and educators setting the direction and with capable, truly involved business people advising them? Such a transaction would allow OverDrive founder and CEO Steve Potash to leave a memorable legacy to the American people while still reaping financial rewards. In one leap we could be truly on our way toward a well-stocked national digital library system for all Americans.