[Libs-Or] Fwd: [alacoun] More on Penguin

Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com
Fri Feb 10 15:55:52 PST 2012


Here is a more complete look at Penguin and other publishers problems with
Overdrive, kindles and the agreement with Amazon.
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From: "Molly Raphael" <mraphael at rapgroup.com>
Date: Feb 10, 2012 2:15 PM
Subject: [alacoun] More on Penguin
To: "ALA Council" <alacoun at ala.org>

Here is more info which helps provide background to this complex issue…
 Thanks to Carrie Russell for sharing.

*Molly Raphael*
*2011-12 President*
*American Library Association*
*http://www.ala.org* <http://www.ala.org>
*503-548-7747*

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*From:* Carrie Russell [mailto:crussell at alawash.org <crussell at alawash.org>]
*Sent:* Friday, February 10, 2012 4:38 PM
*To:* dcwg at ala.org
*Subject:* [dcwg] more on Penguin****

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Digging down a bit on why Penguin has called it quits with OverDrive…****

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http://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2012/02/penguin-withdraws-from-overdrive-looks-for-new-library-partners/
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Carrie Russell, Director****

Program on Public Access to Information ****

American Library Association****

Office for Information Technology Policy****

1615 New Hampshire  Avenue NW, First Floor****

Washington, DC 20009****

202.628.8410/800.941.8478****

202.628.8419 (fax)****

crussell at alawash dot org****

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