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Penguin, Kindle app users and Overdrive


Penguin will no longer offer additional copies of eBooks and download audiobooks for library purchase. Additionally, Penguin eBooks loaned for reading on Kindle devices will need to be downloaded to a computer, then transferred to the device over USB. For library patrons, this means Penguin eBooks will no longer be available for over-the-air delivery to Kindle devices or to Kindle apps.

We know that several readers have been waiting for their Kindle book to become available for weeks.  If you are a Kindle app only user and have a book on hold, please contact us  with you library card number and the title of the book.  We are working with Overdrive to find a solution to this problem.

Director’s Council

A preliminary meeting this Wednesday (2/8) at 1pm at SALS to discuss OverDrive funding and the construction grant.

If you are able to meet via telephone – Jennifer Ferriss can arrange a GoToMeeting teleconference for up to 15 people.  Please contact Jennifer if you would like to take advantage of this option.

PIPA, SOPA and the OPEN Act, What You Need To Know

From ALA Washington Office:

“Three copyright-related bills are currently in play at the start of 2012 – all of which take aim at any website beyond U.S. borders that distribute counterfeit or copyright infringing products. All three bills operate under the assumption that there is a problem that needs to be solved – and the best, or only, way to combatonline infringement overseas is with more law targeted at foreign websites. These bills have the potential to negatively impact fundamental library principles. The following  chart is for quick reference (not meant to be comprehensive), and outlines the primary issues and concerns of interest to the library community and those who use the Internet.”

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) is due for markup on January 17, and a Senate vote on PIPA (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act) is slated for January 24. Meanwhile, the OPEN (Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade) Act, which would cut payment to foreign websites dedicated to piracy and is proposed as an alternative to PIPA, is currently in committee.