Michael Kelley Archives - Book Business

October 18, 2012A Big Six publisher officially grants ownership of its e-books to libraries

Posted in: ebook, library Tags: ALA, American Library Association, Big Six publishers, library ebooks, Library Journal, Michael Kelley, Random House, Skip Dye 0 Hear that? That’s the collective sound of a thousand publishing industry jaws hitting...

March 13, 2012Large California Consortium Joins Movement Toward Library Ebook Ownership

From Michael Kelley at Library Journal: The largest library network in California is going to adopt the pioneering ebook business model of Colorado’s Douglas County Libraries, which allows libraries to truly own, not rent, their ebooks. The San Mateo-based Califa Group, which brokers services and products for 220 multi-type library systems (1000 buildings), has seeded [...]

February 20, 2012One Year Later, HarperCollins Sticking to 26-Loan Cap, and Some Librarians Rethink Opposition

"Librarians’ passionate advocacy of our titles is vital to our efforts and we remain committed to keeping our ebooks available in the library channel,” said Josh Marwell, Harper’s president of sales.

Marwell said that the 26-loan cap remains a work in progress, but no other business model has emerged in the past year that makes more sense to the company.

February 10, 2012Penguin terminates contract with OverDrive

UPDATE: Penguin Group Terminating Its Contract with OverDrive (by Michael Kelley, LJ) “In a stunning development, Penguin Group has extricated itself from its contract with OverDrive, the primary supplier of ebooks to public libraries. ‘Looking ahead, we are continuing to talk about our future plans for ebook and digital audiobook availability for library lending with a number [...]