http://www.heatherbraum.info/libraries/discriminating-against-libraries-26-ebook-circs-at-a-time/
The situation is simply this:
In the first significant revision to lending terms for ebook circulation, HarperCollins has announced that new titles licensed from library ebook vendors will be able to circulate only 26 times before the license expires.
Update:
http://log.netbib.de/archives/2011/02/27/haltbarkeit-von-ebooks-stark-gesunken/
http://archiv.twoday.net/stories/14664232/
The situation is simply this:
In the first significant revision to lending terms for ebook circulation, HarperCollins has announced that new titles licensed from library ebook vendors will be able to circulate only 26 times before the license expires.
Update:
http://log.netbib.de/archives/2011/02/27/haltbarkeit-von-ebooks-stark-gesunken/
http://archiv.twoday.net/stories/14664232/
KlausGraf - am Sonntag, 27. Februar 2011, 16:54 - Rubrik: English Corner