"Book censorship impedes access to literature and
information. For a public library such as Nashville Public Library,
unfettered, undiscriminating access to reading is the core of our work –
it is in our library DNA. Access is the key word. Librarians work to
ensure access to ideas, popular and unpopular, within financial
constraints.
The disturbing issue confronting us
for this year’s Banned Books Week, Sep. 22-28, is the restrictions
publishers are placing on public libraries making it more difficult to
buy e-books and e-audiobooks. In particular, libraries are concerned
about a new e-book embargo from Macmillan, one of the biggest book
publishers in the industry, set to launch Nov. 1.
Under
this new policy, libraries will be limited to purchasing (closer to
leasing, really) one copy of a new e-book for eight weeks after release,
when demand is at its peak."
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