Major Public Library System Will Boycott Macmillan E-books - Publishers Weekly

Today Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took him to the Publishers Weekly site. With no digging at all our intrepid kitty traveler found a post about publisher Macmillan's embargo on ebook sales to libraries.

The post by  Andrew Albanese contains information about the embargo impasse by publisher Macmillan against public libraries. Panzer already told you about Macmillan's plans to limit library ebook purchases to a single copy of a new ebook release for the first two months after publication. The newest development in this embargo involves a boycott of Macmillan's ebooks. The King County Library System, located in Washington state, won't purchase new ebook releases from Macmillan. The library has a patron friendly rule that readers won't have to wait more than three months for a book they've requested. Since Macmillan is not letting libraries buy more than one ebook for the first two months after publication, patrons wouldn't get the requested book within the three month time frame; so, the library system simply won't buy the ebook at all. There's more information about how the boycott will work included in the post. The post contains several links including one at the end with information about a pettheition signed by over 100,000 people asking Macmillan to stop the library embargo.

Somebody has to stand up against a bully.

Panzer says, "This little kitty was waiting for a boycott to happen, but he didn't know it would be his own local library system that would be the one to start it."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links included in the post, bring at least a gallon of tea and two muffins. If you plan to follow the link to Panzer's previous post (and the link in that post and the link in that post and the link in that post), bring a lot more tea and muffins and some cookies, too, because this has been a long ongoing problem with Macmillan.

To read the post tootle over to boycott Macmillan
To read the Panzer's previous post about the embargo, tootle over to librarians' national campaign

OverDrive is Beta-Testing a New eBook App, Libby - The Digital Reader

Panzer made a short trip to The Digital Reader site today. After a little digging around there, our traveling kitty boy found a post about OverDrive.

Now where did she hide that password?

According to the post by site owner Nate Hoffelder, OverDrive is testing a new software app called Libby. OverDrive's Libby is used to check your ebooks out from the public library system. Libby is also used to read the ebooks after they're downloaded to an Android or iOS device. There are links at the end of the post to download the software.

Panzer says, "I'm going to download Libby and put it on Mom's tablet. Like Mr. Hoffelder, I quit using OverDrive's old app for library ebooks because it was too clunky for this kitty."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to OverDrive

How Indie Authors' Books Can Get Into Libraries

Panzer has been fighting a kitty cold all week. Today, our poor sick kitty boy made a quick trip into the Catosphere to the Book Life site. He found a post by Jane Friedman there about getting your indie book into the library system.

According to Ms. Friedman, there are three steps to getting your book into libraries. The first is to be fiction. Apparently, non-fiction is harder to place in libraries. The second is to get your book noticed online. Get it noticed on social media sites and get it reviewed on blogs. That way librarians will learn about it. The third is getting your book noticed once it's in the library system. People need to know it's available and check it out, so your track record will convince librarians to order your next book.

My nose hurts ... and my tummy.

Panzer says, "A-choo! I'm going back to my kitty bed now."

To read the post, tootle over to library market