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.

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[whereismyrobot]

The link to your open letter appears to be broken.

[normanlibrary]

 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]

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]

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]

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? ;-)

[searchanddiscover]

man, if publishers are going to be sleazy like that, i think libraries are better off not even bothering with ebooks and leave it to private consumption instead.

[mdd07c]

I would add to that we need to find a statistic on how many books get checked out of the average library before they are considered, by a disinterested judge, to be unusable and no longer possessive of its objective, to be read.

I bet that number deserves to be higher than 26!

[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.

[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.