“Reading this was like watching an ace pitcher bedazzling hitters.” Five Things for September 19, 2024
Tag: Ebooks
Is the Publishing Innovation Forum an event the industry really needs?
Unfortunately, DBW is long gone, and nothing’s really come along since to fill the gap. Is the Publishing Innovation Forum an event the industry needs right now? I think so.
Five Things: August 8, 2024
“‘Inevitability’ continues to be the boogeyman driving bad business decisions.” Five Things for August 8, 2024
Five Things: April 25, 2024
“The road we took here is washed out.” Five Things for April 25, 2024
Five Things: March 14, 2024
“But there was a catch.” Five things for March 14, 2024.
Five Things: February 29, 2024
“You should only do it because you love it.” Five things for February 29, 2024.
On library ebook licenses, patron demand, and power dynamics
Meanwhile, libraries have generally proven reluctant to use their power to shape the demand curve and shift digital budgets away from expensive Big 5 bestsellers, even when it means sacrificing diversity and depth in their own digital collections.