Posts Tagged ‘HarperCollins’
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Ending a HarperCollins Boycott (February 27, 2011-August 7, 2013)
August 7, 2013 | 10 commentsIn Brief: The HarperCollins boycott, which was intended to demonstrate to the publisher that “self-destructing ebooks” was a bad idea, has not been successful. This article describes the intent behind the BoycottHarperCollins.com website, and also what the experience of boycotting HarperCollins was like for a public library in New Jersey. The goal of the article…
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Tangoing All the Way: Is Everything Negotiable?
June 1, 2011 | 19 commentsTags: boycott, first sale, HarperCollins, ILS, intellectual freedom, librarian, negotiations, open source, vendorsBy Brett Bonfield “Negotiation seems like dancing the Tango, two steps forward, two steps back and suddenly three surprising steps forward.” — Margot Wallström Smart, well-intentioned people often have good reasons for saying stupid things. Who hasn’t been swept up in an election, worried that there will be terrible consequences if we put the wrong…