What are some other reasons BCFL and other libraries are boycotting Macmillan? We will closely monitor and work to keep up with patron demand. BCFL will continue to purchase Macmillan print titles and e-audiobooks.Having only one copy available would be confusing and misleading to our patrons, who expect shorter wait times.īCFL will purchase Macmillan print and e-audiobooks as needed.
BCFL typically buys one copy for every six holds placed on an e-book. The hold list would be so long that the wait time would be months or up to a year. Since BCFL circulates a large number of e-books, having only one copy would create serious problems.Macmillan’s e-book restriction will result in bad customer service to library users. You can see a full list of Macmillan imprints here. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. A major publisher, Macmillan is the parent company of several popular imprints such as: Tor Henry Holt Farrar, Straus & Giroux St. This is because Macmillan has announced that, starting November 1, libraries will only be allowed to buy one copy of Macmillan’s new e-books for the first eight weeks of publication. Beginning November 1, Bucks County Free Library will no longer purchase new e-books from Macmillan Publishers.
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