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    Words & Money: Check it out

    By: Michael Blackwell , 6 days ago

    Hi all, Andrew Albanese, longtime informed commentator on the library landscape for Publishers Weekly , with Erin Cox, has started a site dedicated to exploring the ...

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    Come to Ebook Friday on June 27th

    By: Michael Blackwell , 23 days ago

    Hi all, I'm pleased to report that the Annual Meeting of the Core Ebooks Interest Group will be at ALA Annual on June 27 from 9 am to Noon (room to be determined). ...

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    An Open Request to OverDrive: two ways to reduce library ...

    By: Michael Blackwell , 23 days ago

    Hi all, Carmi Parker has written a post for ReadersFirst that I think important to share. https://www.readersfirst.org/news/2025/4/3/two-overdrive-features-that-would-reduce-library-costs ...

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    RE: IndieLib 2025 is on

    By: Michael Blackwell , 2 months ago

    Oh, to avoid the small fee (less than $45), use this code: librarianfree Hope to see you there! Michael

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    RE: Library Future's Take on Hoopla's Content Prob ...

    By: Michael Blackwell , 2 months ago

    Here's a link to the article I mentioned: https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-slop-is-already-in-your-public-library-3/ (Disclosure--I am quoted in it.) Here's a message ...

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    A look at preservation (or likely lack thereof) in ...

    By: Michael Blackwell , 3 months ago

    Hello ebook aficionados, Happy New Year! Sorry for any xpostings on this one, but Tony Ageh, Michael Bayler, Chris Durlacher and Julian Turner have taken ...

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    Looking for a Core Ebooks Interest Group Chair and ...

    By: Michael Blackwell , 4 months ago

    Hi all, In January, I'll write the half-year update on the activities of this group. So far, that has been to submit a proposal for ALA for a Friday program ...

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Purpose: Provides a regular forum for discussion and to meet at Annual Conferences and Midwinter Meetings. Core represents a large segment of libraries and can be influential with publishers and vendors to benefit libraries and library users as the ebook landscape evolves. Core welcomes any type of library or library agency, as well as consortia, to join this group.

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