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libraryfutures.bsky.social • 7 days ago

Why should you care about interoperable ebook standards (say that three times fast!)? Let us count the ways! /1

https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/call-for-interoperable-ebook-standards

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libraryfutures.bsky.social•7 days ago

Have you been busy downloading your Kindle library lately? (Hot tip: If you haven’t, you might want to start now). /2

 https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/23/0529220/amazon-is-killing-the-ability-to-download-ebooks-to-your-computer

libraryfutures.bsky.social•7 days ago

Or maybe you heard about how your academic library isn’t going to be able to buy books from Clarivate/ProQuest anymore? /3

 https://www.uksg.org/newsletter/uksg-enews-582/opinion-a-librarians-summary-of-and-response-to-the-clarivate-announcement/

libraryfutures.bsky.social•7 days ago

Or how big publishers effectively act as extortionist landlords who rent ebooks to public libraries? /4

https://ebooksforus.com/

libraryfutures.bsky.social•7 days ago

Or—this just in—those Dark Horse digital comics might not be things you own after all? /5

https://mastodon.social/@mosiejczuk/114065119078661281

libraryfutures.bsky.social•7 days ago

Interoperable ebook standards matter because they make it possible for libraries to collect, preserve, and share books. If you’re an institution, please sign on to our statement today! If you’re an individual, please spread the word far and wide! /end

https://www.libraryfutures.net/interoperable-ebook-standards-statement

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