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Aha! Publishers respond to changing trends. But when will we see files borrowed from libraries?

The UK branch of Dorling Kindersley presented this at a sales conference, but decided to release it publicly after the response they received internally. They commissioned Khaki films to produce it and you can read about the process on the … Continue reading

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School’s out Friday

Busy day here for me. I’m in Philadelphia and about to go and sign up for Educon, the real purpose of my visit to the United States. Then it’s off to do a bit of sightseeing before things kick off … Continue reading

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Guess whose Library has a Kindle!

If you guessed the one I work in, you’re right! Today we accepted delivery of three Amazon Kindles much to our delight. We are very interested in the possibilities presented by the introduction of ebook readers and thought we should … Continue reading

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Yes, we deleted the VHS collection.

Discussion in my office last week. “Jenny, did I hear you correctly when you said that you had deleted the entire VHS collection? “ “Yes, you did.” “Does this mean that the Maria Callas version of Medea isn’t there?” “Yep, that’s right. It’s … Continue reading

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