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The City of Ottawa will join a nationwide campaign to draw attention to the high cost of buying e-books for libraries.
Libraries often pay between $89 and $129 for a copy of an e-book when they can buy the same book in printed form for $15-$30. E-books from major American publishers are not only more expensive for libraries compared to their printed counterparts, but libraries also often pay seven or eight times more than ordinary e-book buyers. Meanwhile, e-books from Canadian publishers usually cost between $16 and $25.
City council approved a motion Wednesday asking the Department of Canadian Heritage and Industry top examine e-book pricing practices for libraries in an upcoming review of the Copyright Act.
Libraries across the country have been drawing attention to this issue through a public awareness campaign (http://www.fairpricingforlibraries.org/) Now this concerns are also being voiced by city councils, said Ottawa Public Library board chairman Tim Tierney.
“For the first time we’re making a big push through councils, and we’re also going through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities,” he said. “Probably early in the new year, there will be a lot of pressure on the federal government to review their copyright laws and see what can be changed to make it equitable for everyone.”
The Ottawa Public Library has an acquisitions budget of about $4.88 million a year, but e-book purchases are climbing fast.
In 2011, the library spent about $70,000 on e-books and $3.4 million on printed books. Last year, the library spent $463,000 on e-books and about $3.1 million on printed books.
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Libraries often pay between $89 and $129 for a copy of an e-book when they can buy the same book in printed form for $15-$30. E-books from major American publishers are not only more expensive for libraries compared to their printed counterparts, but libraries also often pay seven or eight times more than ordinary e-book buyers. Meanwhile, e-books from Canadian publishers usually cost between $16 and $25.
City council approved a motion Wednesday asking the Department of Canadian Heritage and Industry top examine e-book pricing practices for libraries in an upcoming review of the Copyright Act.
Libraries across the country have been drawing attention to this issue through a public awareness campaign (http://www.fairpricingforlibraries.org/) Now this concerns are also being voiced by city councils, said Ottawa Public Library board chairman Tim Tierney.
“For the first time we’re making a big push through councils, and we’re also going through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities,” he said. “Probably early in the new year, there will be a lot of pressure on the federal government to review their copyright laws and see what can be changed to make it equitable for everyone.”
The Ottawa Public Library has an acquisitions budget of about $4.88 million a year, but e-book purchases are climbing fast.
In 2011, the library spent about $70,000 on e-books and $3.4 million on printed books. Last year, the library spent $463,000 on e-books and about $3.1 million on printed books.
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