<div><div dir="auto">I don’t know if the figures on the state signatures is up to date but it currently shows Oregon with the second highest number of signatures collected. Only Ohio has more. Great job! </div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It looks like signatures are going to continue to be collected.</div><div dir="auto"><div><a href="https://ebooksforall.org/index.php/get-involved/">https://ebooksforall.org/index.php/get-involved/</a></div><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Alan S. Inouye</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:ainouye@alawash.org" target="_blank">ainouye@alawash.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 4:19 PM<br>Subject: [alacol2] ALA to Macmillan: Next Stop is Capitol Hill<br>To: <a href="mailto:oitpadv@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">oitpadv@lists.ala.org</a> <<a href="mailto:oitpadv@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">oitpadv@lists.ala.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:alacol2@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">alacol2@lists.ala.org</a> <<a href="mailto:alacol2@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">alacol2@lists.ala.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:advocomm@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">advocomm@lists.ala.org</a> <<a href="mailto:advocomm@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">advocomm@lists.ala.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:policycorps2@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">policycorps2@lists.ala.org</a> <<a href="mailto:policycorps2@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">policycorps2@lists.ala.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:policycorpsmembers@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">policycorpsmembers@lists.ala.org</a> <<a href="mailto:policycorpsmembers@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">policycorpsmembers@lists.ala.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Despite strong outcry from the library community and the general public, Macmillan Publishers begins its library embargo of new eBook releases today. So it is now time to
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/11/ala-turns-congress-macmillan-ignores-public-call-reverse-library-e-book" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">
broaden our advocacy</a> to include the U.S. Congress.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As you know, ALA recently </span>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/10/ala-denounces-amazon-macmillan-response-congressional-inquiry-competition" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">released</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> its submission about
problems in the digital marketplace provided to the </span><a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/subcommittees/antitrust-commercial-and-administrative-law-116th-congress" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">U.S. House Judiciary’s Subcommittee
on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">. (You can read the full report here:
</span><a href="http://bit.ly/ALACompetitionDigitalMarkets" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">http://bit.ly/ALACompetitionDigitalMarkets</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ALA is now asking library advocates to reach out to Congressional offices of Members on this Subcommittee only. Those who reside in districts of
</span><a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/subcommittees/antitrust-commercial-and-administrative-law-116th-congress" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Members on this Subcommittee</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, please contact
Alan Inouye if you would be willing to reach out, but do not reach out yet. If there is more than one library advocate in a relevant congressional district, we will want to coordinate efforts.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ALA will provide suggestions for how to do this outreach.
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Meanwhile, many of you have asked us to keep our #eBooksForAll communications campaign and online petition live so that your patrons and advocates can continue to register their opposition—particularly as
many of them will begin to feel the effects of the embargo. We are updating our web pages now, but the URL remains the same: <a href="http://ebooksforall.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ebooksforall.org</a>. Please continue to share and promote the petition and website so that we may continue to activate these advocates
as we expand our advocacy. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">You all play a vital role in our work to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. If you haven’t already signed up as an advocate, please do so here:
</span><a href="http://bit.ly/ALAadvocate2019" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">http://bit.ly/ALAadvocate2019</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">. Be sure to follow ALA on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/alalibrary" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLibraryAssociation/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">,
and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/americanlibraryassociation/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> to stay up-to-date on all of our advocacy efforts and, in particular, the
progress of this campaign. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Many thanks to all of you for your continued interest and support on this critical issue.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Alan<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Alan S. Inouye, Ph.D.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Senior Director, Public Policy & Government Relations</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">American Library Association</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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