Harper Collins and E-book Ripoffs

While I have not yet succumbed to the allure of the e-book, I was shocked to learn that the publisher Harper-Collins has decreed that libraries can only lend out their books 26 times before having to once more pay full rights to the company. A small Alberta library has decided to stand up to this unfair and exploitive pricing practice by boycotting e-books from that publisher. One can only hope that libraries across the country find the backbone to take the same measure.

You can read the full details in David Climenhaga's article at rabble.ca.