About that "emergency library" ...

Posted on 03/30/2020 at 01:50 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Things that seem too good to be true sometimes are just that. NPR had reported on the Internet Archive’s new...

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Tagged As: Libraries, The Digital Reader

Macmillan puts ebook license restrictions on hold, temporarily

Posted on 03/18/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Macmillan’s much-criticized changes to its ebook licensing policy has been canceled — temporarily. It wasn’t the massive librarian pushback that...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Libraries, Publishing, The Digital Reader

What's the most popular book set in your state?

Posted on 03/08/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Many Americans have some sort of fifty-state challenge that interests them, whether it’s simply visiting them or participating in some...

Tagged As: Book lists, Just for fun, The Digital Reader

Settlement: Audible Captions is now optional for any author or publisher

Posted on 02/10/2020 at 10:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The lawsuit over Audible Captions features has been settled, with Amazon agreeing to give authors and publishers the option to...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Lawsuit, The Digital Reader

Barnes & Noble pulls the plug on "Diverse Editions" after backlash

Posted on 02/06/2020 at 08:22 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

That didn’t take long. When The Digital Reader reported on Barnes & Noble’s new Diverse Editions series, which reimagined classics...

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Tagged As: Barnes & Noble / Nook, Diversity, The Digital Reader, The Guardian

The Digital Reader: B&N demonstrates how not to celebrate African American History Month

Posted on 02/05/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s African American History Month, and as you might expect, bookstores are finding ways to mark the occasion. The Digital...

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Tagged As: Barnes & Noble / Nook, Diversity, The Digital Reader

Penguin Random House is leaving unlimited-access reading services

Posted on 01/22/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penguin Random House will be removing all of its digital and audio titles from unlimited-access subscription services. PRH ebooks in...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, E-reader, Reading, The Bookseller, The Digital Reader

Settlement has been reached in the Audible Captions copyright lawsuit

Posted on 01/15/2020 at 12:04 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon and the publishers objecting to its new Audible Captions feature have reached a settlement in their copyright-infringement argument. The...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The Digital Reader

The Digital Reader’s prediction for ebooks

Posted on 01/01/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We hope the first day of 2020 has treated you well and are checking back in to provide another dose...

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Don't hold out hope for a "Books Anywhere" service

Posted on 11/25/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nate Hoffelder came across a post expressing hope that we’ll someday have a “books anywhere” service. The author of the...

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