![]() ![]() ![]() Make no mistake, print editions of their in-house publications are eligible to libraries through their standard contractual agreements. The company has acknowledged to Washington Post that they do not permit ebooks from any of their Amazon Publishing titles to be distributed by libraries or borrowed by patrons. But as it turns out, some of the barriers are not artificial… and not in the best interests of these underappreciated institutions.Īmazon, the company that makes it all too easy to loathe them with some of their practices, has now been the subject of a report that documented its treatment of libraries and patrons. Strange “hoop jumping” requirements from publishers and technology obstacles to overcome for libraries and patrons has made this a winding road, to be sure. Ebook lending through public libraries has been something of a headache since the advent of digital reading. ![]()
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