Pull quote: "One year ago, when HarperCollins Publishers implemented its 26-loan cap for library ebook lending, the new policy brought down upon the publishing house all the thunder that the library world could conjure — from petitions to boycotts.

But over the past year, as the library market has been further roiled, as other companies, such as Penguin Group, essentially stepped back from the market altogether, HarperCollins has remained not only committed to its model but also to the market. And for this, it is receiving from some librarians, if not praise, at least a sober reappraisal — even from some of those who are holding firm to their boycott."

Receive DLTJ Thursday Threads:by E-mailby RSSDelivered by FeedBurner I tried to stay away from ebooks again, in this edition of DLTJ Thursday Threads (I managed to do so last week), but the threads of announcements and conversations are too crucial to igno

Receive DLTJ Thursday Threads:by E-mailby RSSDelivered by FeedBurner We can't leave the hot topic of ebooks behind in this edition of DLTJ Thursday Threads, but at least it is only the lead thread and not the entire focus of this post. HarperCol

Receive DLTJ Thursday Threads:by E-mailby RSSDelivered by FeedBurner It is another e-books issue of DLTJ Thursday Threads with updates on three significant efforts: HarperCollins, Google Book Search Settlement, Digital Public Library of America. And, jus

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Receive DLTJ Thursday Threads:by E-mailby RSSDelivered by FeedBurner Last week's DLTJ Thursday Threads theme of ebooks continues again this week, and the top story from last week is the top story again this week: the debate over the limited checkout ebooks

RT @LibraryJournal: Library consortia saying no to HarperCollins ebooks ALA task force to meet. #hcod

Is the HarperCollins limited circ policy a trial balloon gone bad? The way it was executed suggests maybe so. #hcod

Receive DLTJ Thursday Threads:by E-mailby RSSDelivered by FeedBurner It is an all e-books edition of DLTJ Thursday Threads this week. The biggest news was the announcement of the policy change by HarperCollins for ebooks distributed through Over

RT @thebookmaven: Great recap of #HCOD debate on O'Reilly Radar by @JennWebb: (via @jafurtado), including @NeilHimse ...