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| July 30, 2019 | Macmillan Announces Two-Month Embargo on Library Ebooks
By Matt Enis
Following a year-long test with its Tor imprint, Macmillan last week announced a two-month embargo on sales of new ebook titles to libraries across all of its imprints. Under the new terms, libraries will be able to purchase only a single one-user/one-ebook perpetual license upon publication, and will then have to wait eight weeks to purchase additional metered licenses. |
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Changes to Leander PL Policies Spark Controversy
By Lisa Peet
The Leander Public Library, TX, has drawn criticism for proposed changes to meeting room and speaker policies—instituted not by the library, but by city government of this suburb north of Austin. |
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Criticism of LinkedIn Learning’s Policies Grows
By Matt Enis
LinkedIn Learning, which acquired Lynda.com in 2015, recently announced that all users of the platform’s online training programs will be required to create or log into a LinkedIn account to access the content. |
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A Parent Says No to 'Malala' | Scales on Censorship
By Pat Scales
A seventh-grade social studies teacher in my school used I Am Malala when her class was studying Pakistan. A parent complained that she didn't want her daughter reading anything about the Pakistani culture. What should the teacher do? |
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Page to Screen | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Mary Beth Keane’s Ask Again, Yes is voted The Tonight Show Summer Reads choice. The Millions selects “Ten Writers to Watch in 2019.” The Center for Fiction announces the First Novel Prize Longlist. The adaptation of Three Women, by Lisa Taddeo, is going to Showtime. The Goldfinch gets another trailer. |
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Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA In fiction, "[Elizabeth] Hand is a mage of the page" with the starred mystery Curious Toys. "The gritty mise-en-scène and realistically portrayed characters in her novel will enchant those who like tough-girl protagonists and antiheroes, as well as fans of historical crime fiction." Your House Will Pay, a starred mystery by Steph Cha, "unflinchingly and compassionately examines issues of race, family, generational violence, and the transformative power of forgiveness in this unforgettable novel." In nonfiction, A Castle in Wartime: One Family, Their Missing Sons, and the Fight To Defeat the Nazis is one of this week's starred selections. "An incredibly sweeping and readable tale, this excellent history is for readers interested in World War II and personal narratives." In this week's starred graphic novel selection, Chris Ware's Rusty Brown is "masterfully illustrated, brilliantly designed, and bursting with compassion for characters united by time and space who nonetheless feel isolated owing to fear and shame.... This is without a doubt one of the most exciting releases of the year." A Better Man, the latest entry in Louise Penny's "Chief Inspector Gamache" series, is another one of this week's starred fiction selections. "This title brings several character arcs to a close while resetting others to make this psychological mystery serve both as a beginning for new readers and a satisfying continuation for series fans."
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