On March 7, 2011, the publisher HarperCollins instituted an expiration policy on eBooks that are licensed to libraries. Under this new arrangement, eBooks would "self-destruct" after being checked out 26 times. This would require libraries to re-purchase the eBook if they wanted to continue to make it available. [Read More]
I don't agree with their assumptions and attitudes. I hope you'll join me in petitioning this practice to stop.
That sucks, how dare they use this as a money making exercise!!! Off to go sign this....thanks for letting me know.
ReplyDeleteI read about that a while ago. Totally stupid. Off to sign.
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