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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I wrote a polite note to Mr Marwell asking about this policy. No threat was stated or implied.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>He did not reply. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Shannon Van Kirk, Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Blue Mountain Community College Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Pendleton, OR 97801<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Voice: (541) 278-5916<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FAX: (541) 276-6119<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><shannon.vankirk@bluecc.edu><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:black'>IMPORTANT NOTICE: This communication, including any attachment, contains information that may be confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this email, including any attachment, is intended to be a legally binding signature.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Jones<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 25, 2011 12:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> Bob Jones; 'Diedre Conkling'; libs-or@listsmart.osl; PUBLIB<br><b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Take action against greedy publishers! -- Publishercontact info.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="mailto:Josh.marwell@harpercollins.com">Josh.marwell@harpercollins.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> Bob Jones <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 25, 2011 12:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> Bob Jones; 'Diedre Conkling'; libs-or@listsmart.osl; PUBLIB<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Take action against greedy publishers!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Oops! The guy’s name is Marwell, not Maxwell.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>I’m looking for his e-mail address…</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Jones<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 25, 2011 12:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Diedre Conkling'; libs-or@listsmart.osl; PUBLIB<br><b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Take action against greedy publishers!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Attention Oregon Libraries:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>One major publisher, looking for more profits, has decided eBooks licensed to libraries will only be valid for 26 circulations. After that you will have to buy it all over again!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>This is a very disconcerting development on the part of a greedy publisher. Libraries must unite in opposition to this “checkout limit” concept, even if it means boycotting publishers who institute it. It’s the thin edge of the wedge. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>More than a hundred years ago publishers had similar profit-driven concerns about the availability of books for free at libraries cutting into retail sales. We need to go back and rediscover how libraries overcame that issue.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>According to Library Journal:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>“Josh Marwell, President, Sales for HarperCollins, told LJ that the 26 circulation limit was arrived at after considering a number of factors, including the average lifespan of a print book, and wear and tear on circulating copies.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>As noted in the letter, the terms will not be specific to OverDrive, and will likewise apply to "all eBook vendors or distributors offering this publisher's titles for library lending." The new terms will not be retroactive, and will apply only to new titles. More details on the new terms are set to be announced next week.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>If a lending period is two weeks, the 26 circulation limit is likely to equal roughly one year of use for a popular title. For a three-week lending period, that stretches to a year and a half.”</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>I think I may write to Mr. Maxwell and inform him that, effective immediately, our library will not buy any title from any HarperCollins imprint in any format (print, audio recording, or electronic) as long as his new policy remains in effect. I will inform patrons seeking HarperCollins titles of the reason we do not have them. Because many lower-demand titles are profitable primarily through library sales (poetry and reference books come to mind) this action, if taken by a few thousand libraries, would certainly get Mr. Maxwell to reconsider. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Who’s with me on this?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Bob Jones, MA, MSLS, CAS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Library Director</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Milton-Freewater Public Library</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>