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Publishers vie for control of ebook rentals
Currently only a small proportion of ebooks are available for lending, and issues may take considerable time to resolve. This article sees the dispute on ebook lending as a tug-of-war between publishers and Amazon, in which the libraries are caught in the middle.
Is Overdrive deceiving its libraries?
A US librarian is disgruntled by inconsistent content offerings by Overdrive:
EPUB3: 9 things you need to know
A simple guide to EPUB 3 which makes accessible publishing easier and will play a vital role in the coming year.
Bill McCoy of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) has written "9 Things You Need to Know About ePub3" highlighting the importance of the format in mainstream publishing and highlighting the accessibility opportunities:
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