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On library ebook licenses, patron demand, and power dynamics

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:January 17, 2024
  • Post category:Media
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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.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: November 30, 2023

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:November 30, 2023
  • Post category:Five Things/Media
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"I'd pay good money to hear the whisper networks' take on that." Five things for November 30, 2023.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: October 26, 2023

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:October 26, 2023
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"The other half of you are absolutely deluded." Five things for October 26, 2023.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: September 21, 2023

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  • Post published:September 21, 2023
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"On book bans, Google Fusion, car-free cities, cars as spyware, and a podcast recommendation." Five things for September 21, 2023.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: August 17, 2023

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  • Post published:August 17, 2023
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"On KKR and publishing, book bans' human cost, more World Cup, and becoming a Trekkie." Five things for August 17, 2023.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: June 22, 2023

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  • Post published:June 22, 2023
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"I’m so worn down by it all right now." Five things for June 22, 2023. That's it! That's the excerpt.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: June 8, 2023

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:June 8, 2023
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"Let it die." Five things for June 8, 2023. That's it! That's the excerpt.

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