This press release says about what you’d expect. We Disapprove. But it doesn’t really have any kick to it, which is why it kept getting bumped to the bottom of my to-do list. Have you read Cory Doctorow’s editorial in The Guardian? Now _that_ was worth a read. The logic, the passion, the insightful arguments [...]
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ALA respond to HarperCollins library ebook restrictions
March 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments · press release
Librarians poking holes in HarperCollins new rules (video)
March 3rd, 2011 · 4 Comments · digital library, video
One OK based library system have decide to take an activist role in responding to the new restrictions imposed by HarperCollins. The Pioneer Library System won’t be buying any more HarperCollins ebooks, and they objected to the principle of the limit: The rationale offered by the publisher is since paper books wear out and need [...]
Overdrive responds to the new HarperCollins
March 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · digital library
Yesterday Steve Potash, the CEO of Overdrive, posted a letter explaining how Overdrive will handle the changes forced upon them by HarperCollins. There’s really not much of interest to the general public, though. The one really interesting part is that they briefly considered dropping HC ebooks. Obviously that wasn’t possible. If they had, Overdrive would [...]
HarperCollins respond to pissed off librarians
March 2nd, 2011 · 3 Comments · digital library, press release
HC posted this open letter yesterday. it was signed by Josh Marwell, the Presidnet of Sales at HC. I’m going to post this as is. I’ve already read it, and while I could deconstruct the lies, half-truths, and marketing BS, I would be so angry at the end that I do not think it would [...]
HarperCollins takes first step to kill off ebook libraries
February 25th, 2011 · 5 Comments · opinion
The big 6 publisher HarperCollins (owned by Rupert Murdoch, curiously enough) has recently announced a new policy for ebooks lent from libraries. Libraries will now only be allowed to lend an ebook 26 times before they are forced to buy another copy. Apparently HarperCollins believes that’s when the electrons that make up an ebook are [...]
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HarperCollins to close BookArmy
December 10th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Have you ever visited this site (or even heard of it)? That might be why it’s shutting down. As some of you may be aware, we have some rather sad news to share with you. Two years ago, Bookarmy.com was launched with the aim of becoming the go-to social networking site for booklovers. It has [...]
Tags:bookarmy·close·harpercollins
HarperCollins UK went POD & book quality dropped
December 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · publishing news
One of the blogs I follow is by Phil Gyford, the man behind Pepys’ Diary. Every year for the pat 9 years he’s bought a volume of Pepys’ Diaries. Every year the new volume has had the same price, publisher (HarperCollins UK), and retailer (Amazon). Only this year he received a poorer quality book than [...]
HarperCollins ebookstore to close
November 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
I just got an email from a support account with Overdrive today. I was told that the HarperCollins eBook Store was about to close. They recommended that I should archive any ebooks I bought from the HC ebookstore: Dear HarperCollins eBook Customer, As of November 19, 2010, the HarperCollins eBook Store has been discontinued. We [...]
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HarperCollins to create global SF & Fantasy program under Voyager imprint
September 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · press release
It looks like HarperCollins have made a start on fixing the insanity of regional book rights. From the press release: Announced today at Aussiecon IV (the 68th World Science Fiction Convention), Eos Books, a U.S. imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will be rebranded as Harper Voyager, joining together with the celebrated Voyager imprints in Australia/New Zealand [...]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books launch education apps
August 25th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release:
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