HarperCollins 26+ checkouts

The Virtual Library of the Pioneer Library System decided to take a look at the print editions of HarperCollins titles.

We ask the question, What does wear and tear look like on a print book? Is 26 checkouts a realistic standard to apply to ebooks?

Visit our Open Letter to the Publisher to know our thoughts http://bit.ly/eEer80

Let HarperCollins know what you think.

Category:

Education

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• HarperCollins
• eBooks
• 26
• #hcod
• OverDrive

[whereismyrobot]

The link to your open letter appears to be broken.

[normanlibrary]

@whereismyrobot  We fixed the link (we think)

[thepolishpen]

Why doesn't the publisher just admit that they need to find a way to build in continued revenue for a medium that isn't easily destroyed or lost?

They should have a tiered license: 20 borrows>>100 borrows>>unlimited borrows.

I'm amazed at the ineptitude of adaptation of old media.

Oh, and how much did each of these real books cost? (sorry if I missed it)

[normanlibrary]

@thepolishpen here's an example of costs (it can vary up or down depending on title):

The ePub version of HC's "The 1% Windfall:How Successful Companies Use Price to Profit and Grow" would cost a library through our vendor is $21.99 -- However, an individual could purchase it as an ebook on Amazon or B&N for $11.99.

[normanlibrary]

@normanlibrary hit enter too soon - in this case we would pay the print cost for the eBook-version. but again that varies per title.

[phreezinc]

I wonder how much of this additional cost would be offset by no longer having to purchase books in the public domain? (Not that publishers as a whole aren't scum sucking pigs, because they are... I'm just wondering.)

[normanlibrary]

@phreezinc we do have public domain titles linked for anyone with a compatible device to read go to our website and at the end type /publicdomain

[Duh6666666]

I inherited over ten thousand books, many of which are over 70 years old and mostly in good condition. Am i allowed to read them legally without paying the publisher their royalties? Or will i be arrested?

Another bloody money grubbing scheme imagined by overpaid accountants, nice. When will we rise up and say enough is enough?

Media publishers are getting way too greedy. They also want a geographic license implemented i.e. buy a movie or book in the US and you can't use it anywhere else.

[normanlibrary]

@PenultimateRun Citation please? ;-)

[gksev]

Agree, good video.

[saijai587]

I inherited over ten thousand books, many of which are over 70 years old and mostly in good condition.

[jamecolte]

This video is great

[liang8231]

Thank you for sharing

[kopi5896]

I like this video.

[minami935]

Good video.

[MidnightCardinal]

What a scamming idea...

[BenMcCormack91]

Harper Collins was definitely pretty clumsy with this. I've ordered a few books I plan to read a lot with "library/school binding" off of Amazon, and those things, I swear to God, are for all intents and purposes indestructible. 26 uses is a joke; these things are made to last pretty much indefinitely. A lifetime warranty is not unrealistic at all. The bindings are sewn and glued, the covers are very solid, and the pages don't come loose easily at all.

[erismo23]

I agree with this video, but there is no reason for it to be seven and a half minutes long. Not if you want it to be effective. Anybody who is willing to watch this for 452 seconds already agrees with you.

[qhudspeth]

Don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but let's not forget that while paper books can be read for as long as they stay in roughly one piece (and you know the language), ebooks are wholly format dependent. Even EPUB probably won't be the standard for long. So what is the real shelf life of an ebook likely to be? Let's not naively treat them as everlasting.