“The City of New York and Brookfield Properties has agreed to pay more than $233,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Occupy Wall Street over the destruction of the People’s Library during the eviction of Zuccotti Park by the New York Police Department last fall. During the raid to clear the park in the early morning hours of November 15th 2011, the majority of the collection of more than 4,000 books donated by the public and organized by the Library Working Group was destroyed or damaged, an act roundly condemned by the American Library Association, as did the New York Civil Liberties Union and the National Lawyers Guild.” via City of New York settles with Occupy over destruction of the People’s Library » MobyLives.
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Citizen Libraries Are The New Home For The Printed Word | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation
For book lovers dismayed at the disintegration of a reading culture, however, there is no going gently into that dark night. All it takes to start a library, people are discovering, is a few books, shelves, and a belief that reading and sharing books is a profoundly powerful experience for many people.
One of those new spaces is Ourshelves, a San Francisco lending library open to everyone, no matter how little they can pay, or where they live, says Kristina Kearns, its bibliophile founder. “I wanted to create a space where everyone was welcome, and there was no one who would not be able to afford it,” she says about Ourshelves, housed in a tiny room at the back of an antiques shop, Viracocha, in the San Francisco’s Mission district. “Anyone can engage with books, however they would like.” via Citizen Libraries Are The New Home For The Printed Word | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation.
Updated: Varying Perspectives on Amazon GoodReads Acquisition
First Amazon acquires a partial stake in LibraryThing, then acquires Shelfari and now GoodReads. I wonder if the future will hold Amazon buying libraries and turning them into distribution centers…
- Amazon Buys Goodreads. Take That, Bookish! | Forbes Magazine
- Amazon Buys Goodreads: What Does It Mean for Authors and Readers? | Huffington Post
- Amazon.com Will Acquire Goodreads | LibraryJournal InfoDocket
- Amazon Acquired Goodreads | Nathan Bransford
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Piggyback Technology | American Libraries Magazine
“With an increasing emphasis on ebooks, the issues around discovery, and other emerging topics, modern publishing is rapidly turning into a technology industry.”
Need a Book Recommendation? Ask One of these Sites | Information Space
Book publishers blast Amazon’s plan to control domain names | Internet & Media – CNET News
“Two industry groups argue that the retailer’s plan to control several generic top-level domains, including .book, .author, and .read, would be anti-competitive.”
via Book publishers blast Amazon’s plan to control domain names | Internet & Media – CNET News.
The Digital Shift | Libraries Offer Publishers Local Marketing Advantage
“With major bookstore chains struggling to draw foot traffic and ebooks proliferating online, publishers are finding it increasingly difficult to help potential customers discover new authors or explore their midlist titles. In this environment, libraries could be powerful partners…”via Libraries Offer Publishers Local Marketing Advantage – The Digital Shift.
Library Journal | Office Hours | Little Free Libraries
“Scanning the recent news articles about the LFL movement reveals something else, too. More often than not, those interviewed acknowledge the sense of community and collegiality that grow up around the little libraries.” via Little Free Libraries | Office Hours.
Little Free Library Revolution Takes Root in Calgary from openfile.ca March 20, 2012
Auto-Graphics Adds Self-Publishing Tool to Library Software – The Digital Shift
“Auto-Graphics is rolling self-publishing software from FastPencil into its library management platform.”
via Auto-Graphics Adds Self-Publishing Tool to Library Software – The Digital Shift.
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