07-19-2018, 06:21 AM | #16 | |
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07-19-2018, 08:06 AM | #17 |
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Say thanks to the pirates.
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07-19-2018, 08:11 AM | #18 | |
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07-19-2018, 08:31 AM | #19 |
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Pirates aren't to blame for everything. Fewer people are reading. They have many other things to do with their time. 20 years ago, more than half of the elderly in my late grandmother's senior building read at least a few books a year. Now it is barely 10%. I include in that 10% those who read ebooks, dead tree and audiobooks.
This building is a microcosm of my community because you have to have lived in the county for at least 10 years to qualify as a resident (and be 65 or over). Also, because there are fewer readers, it's a lot easier to pick up quality used paperbacks at garage sales and used book stores due to less competition. Last edited by Tarana; 07-19-2018 at 08:43 AM. |
07-19-2018, 08:42 AM | #20 | |
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No, it's clear that piracy has no bearing on this decision whatsoever. Tor/MacMillan clearly believes (or wants to believe) that honest, library patrons are cutting into their potential new-release ebook sales. Right or wrong, the motivation is plain--and it ain't piracy. |
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07-19-2018, 02:01 PM | #21 |
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Macmillan's licensing terms were rather generous for libraries. In 2013 they were $25 for 52 lends.
Perhaps, Macmillan thought it best to delay new releases instead of changing terms. |
07-19-2018, 07:24 PM | #22 |
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Nate's picked up the story on his blog, which reminded me of a couple of aspects I meant to comment on and didn't. It is quite reasonable to wish to quantify the effect of making new releases immediately available in libraries on sales. However, an open ended trial is a trifle unusual and could be used to mask what is in effect a more permanent change of policy. Please note my use of the word could in this regard. And secondly, as Nate pointed out, there is little mystery why MacMillan ebook sales are steadily declining. And it is not because of library books.
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07-19-2018, 07:24 PM | #23 |
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Amazon Publishing does it currently. But rather than having a four month wait period, they seems to plan to never allow sale or leasing of their popular books for public library eBook borrowing.
Example: https://www.overdrive.com/search?q=B...+a+Scarlet+Sky |
07-20-2018, 01:34 AM | #24 | |
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Library lending terms: All titles are available for a two-year/52-lend period (whichever comes first). Library pricing: Titles published less than 12 months ago: $60. Titles published 12 months ago or more: $40. Imprints include Farrar Straus and Giroux, Henry Holt & Company, W.H. Freeman and Worth Publishers, Palgrave Macmillan, Bedford/St. Martin’s, Picador, Roaring Brook Press, St. Martin’s Press, Tor Books, and Macmillan Higher Education. |
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07-20-2018, 12:47 PM | #26 |
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Libraries get ripped off by the large publishers when it comes to e-books. Pretty much all of them a) charge substantially more for the file to a library then a consumer and b) impose an expiration date of some sort.
The publishers claim this is because e-books don't bring in replacement sales like p-books do... but it's been shown, quite clearly, that replacement sales at libraries are actually quite insignificant. Really annoys me, because I really enjoy borrowing epubs through Overdrive from my local library... |
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I don't think I've ever bought a new release in my life. And not even a hardcover ... until it's been out forever and can be found in the Barnes & Noble super discount shelves at the front of the store. Otherwise, it's a paperback for me, preferably a used one (these days).
I have enough paperbacks and ebooks in my "to be read pile" to keep me busy until the day I die (if I happen to live until I'm 175 years old, that is). Even if I cull my stockpile down to only the ones I might realistically ever read (there are many that I know I'll never open!), then I still have enough to keep me going until I'm 117 years old. By then, I'll probably be so senile as to be more likely to eat them than read them. So this experiment won't be affecting me in the slightest. |
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The only ones potentially affected (more than simple inconvenience) are those who must read it right now and so immediately either buy the full price (usually overpriced) ebook or the paper book (in the case of a new release usually an expensive hardback but which may be available at some discount). Not affected at all (apart from the said inconvenience) are those prepared to do without altogether, wait, or download a pirate copy. Guess which option many seeking instant gratification are going to choose?
I'm also going to raise another point which is sometimes mentioned but too often overlooked. EBooks are a must for some older people and many with vision problems. Even many who are able to read print books are able to read far more comfortably with ebooks. For at least some people this is a real accessibility issue. Last edited by darryl; 07-20-2018 at 10:36 PM. |
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What does "must" really mean in this context? "Really, really want to a lot"? That's not the imperative you'd like it to be. If they truly "must", they have to find a way to pay for it if they're honest. It's not the moral equivalent of stealing a loaf of bread when you're starving. |
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