#ebooksos were dismayed to learn yesterday that Pearson Education UK intend to increase the price of their ebooks by 500% on December 6th. Pearson were one of the few publishers with ebook prices that mirrored their hardcopy prices. Librarians are now faced with just a week to review their Pearson ebook licence holdings before the … Continue reading Outrage as Pearson increase ebook prices by 500% in one week
Victory on ebook restrictions
Stephen Grace, Deputy Head of Library and Learning Resources at London South Bank University. Stephen leads the team that manages library and archive collections and systems. The #ebooksos campaign has brought to wider attentions many problems in the ebook/extextbook market, and it may not be easy to resolve them all in a hurry, so I … Continue reading Victory on ebook restrictions