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From Wikipedia to our libraries
I’ve heard the lament in more than one library discussion over the years. “People aren’t coming to our library like they should,” librarians have told me. “We’ve got a rich collection, and we’ve expended lots of resources on an online … Continue reading
Posted in citizen librarians, discovery, libraries, online books, subjects
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From my library to yours
Even with well over one and half million books and serials, the collection I maintain at The Online Books Page is far from comprehensive. The gaps in coverage are not hard to notice at sites like mine, because most material … Continue reading
Posted in libraries, online books
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Public Domain Day 2013: or, There and Back Again
The first day of the new year is Public Domain Day, when many countries celebrate a year’s worth of copyrights expiring, and the associated works become freely available for anyone to share and adapt. As the Public Domain Day page … Continue reading
Posted in copyright, online books, open access, sharing
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Persistence
The week between Christmas and New Years is mostly time off for me– I’ve added no new listings to The Online Books Page this past week, for instance– but even on vacation, as long as I have a working Internet … Continue reading
Posted in failure, online books, people, preservation
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In which I finally buy an ebook
In my last post, I discussed why I wanted to buy ebooks I could truly own, and my subsequent attempts to buy such a copy of John Scalzi’s Redshirts from a readers’-rights-friendly retailer. I initially had a hard time finding … Continue reading
Posted in copyright, formats, online books, reading, science fiction
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In which I try to buy an ebook
Not long ago I went to the bookstore and bought some books. This is how: I found some books I liked on the shelves, brought them to the front counter, and handed the clerk some money. The clerk put my … Continue reading
Posted in copyright, online books, reading, science fiction
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Finding the (market) value in freeing books
I list a number of books on The Online Books Page that are relatively recent copyrighted books put online with the permission of the copyright holder. I am very thankful to the authors and other rightsholders who have agreed to … Continue reading
Posted in online books, open access, sharing
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Why The Online Books Page is black for January 18
As I mentioned in my last post, the US Congress is currently considering two bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA),that would make it easy for copyright infringement complaints (whether ultimately justified or not) … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, copyright, online books
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Public Domain Day 2012: Five things we can do in the US
It’s New Year’s Day again, and in much of the world, this means another year’s worth of works enter the public domain. That’s a cause for celebration, as Europe and many other countries that have “life+70 years” copyright terms welcome … Continue reading
Posted in copyright, libraries, online books, open access
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My mother’s orphan
Before my mother was pregnant with me, she was working on a book. The book had begun its gestation at least a year before. She had been teaching math in Massachusetts, and was involved with the Madison Project, one of … Continue reading
Posted in copyright, findingada, online books, open access, people, preservation, sharing, teaching
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