Comments on: eBooks and Overdrive – from a librarian http://www.teleread.org/2009/06/25/ebooks-and-overdrive-from-a-librarian/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:28:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Osha http://www.teleread.org/2009/06/25/ebooks-and-overdrive-from-a-librarian/comment-page-1/#comment-1087482 Osha Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:40:40 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=24115#comment-1087482 One thing I don't understand is why the publisher needs to be involved in the process at all. Based on the first-sale doctrine, is there anything legally preventing an individual from buying an electronic book, and then lending (or renting) it out using ACS or some other mechanism to enforce that more than one person is not borrowing a book at a time? One thing I don’t understand is why the publisher needs to be involved in the process at all. Based on the first-sale doctrine, is there anything legally preventing an individual from buying an electronic book, and then lending (or renting) it out using ACS or some other mechanism to enforce that more than one person is not borrowing a book at a time?

]]> By: pond http://www.teleread.org/2009/06/25/ebooks-and-overdrive-from-a-librarian/comment-page-1/#comment-1087387 pond Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:05:21 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=24115#comment-1087387 Good find. Very interesting interview, and insights into this whole process. I must say, however, that having a waiting list for an ebook sounds downright barbaric. For the life of me, I can't figure out this whole Overdrive thing. Good find. Very interesting interview, and insights into this whole process.

I must say, however, that having a waiting list for an ebook sounds downright barbaric. For the life of me, I can’t figure out this whole Overdrive thing.

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