LibraryCity.org made eBookNewser, one of my favorite publishing industry blogs; and I’m delighted. Publishers and public libraries need to grow closer—libraries promote a culture of reading, and I’d rather see them and publishers working toward a well-stocked national digital library system than squabbling over copyright.
A national digital library system could be new revenue source for publishers and writers—and make it easier to be either. And, yes, there are ways it could directly promote purchases of books. I’ll explore that among the other angles in a forthcoming post.
(Flickr photo is CC-licensed. Found via eBookNewser.)
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