(I also have to wonder what drug Andrew Albanese is on, that he did not react to the quote – Xanax?) This is so bizarre that I had to read it twice before I could beleive that Macmillan could say something this clueless. I do, however, have the statement that Macmillan sent to PW. ' We have been seeing an adverse impact on our ebook sales over a period of time,' Macmillan said, 'and are using this test to determine if library ebook lending is one of the contributing factors.'

OverDrive also sent a message to libraries, but I don’t have it yet.Įdit: It has been added to the end of the post, along with the ALA statement. The timing of the test period is open-ended.

With data from both programs, we will be in a better position to analyze and understand the impact of eLending on our publishing program. In addition, Macmillan will actively participate in the recently launched “Panorama Project,” the first large-scale, data-driven research project focused on understanding the impact of library holdings on book discovery, author brand development, and retail sales (). During the test period, we will work closely with our library vendors who service this channel to evaluate the results and develop ongoing terms that will best support Tor’s authors, their agents, and Tor’s channel partners. Our current analysis on eLending indicates it is having a direct and adverse impact on retail eBook sales.Įffective with July 2018 publications, all new titles from Tor Books will become available for library eBook distribution four months after their retail on-sale date rather than the current program which allows libraries to purchase the titles on their retail on-sale date.

Tor Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers and a leading global publisher of science fiction and fantasy will be changing our eBook lending model to libraries as part of a test program to determine the impact of eLending on retail sales. Here’s the statement, as reprinted by one of the Upper Arlington Public Library: Starting this month, ebooks would be delayed by as much as 40 months. Tor Books has just demonstrated that the decision makers at Macmillan are surprisingly ignorant on the basic principles of microeconomics in general.Įarlier this weeks Tor Books informed libraries that it was windowing library ebooks. Updated: Tor Books is Now Windowing Library eBooks

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