[Infowarrior] - HarperCollins Puts 26 Loan Cap on Ebook Circulations

[Richard Forno]

HarperCollins Puts 26 Loan Cap on Ebook Circulations

The new provisions are the first significant revision to ebook lending terms

By Josh Hadro Feb 25, 2011 

In the first significant revision to lending terms for ebook circulation, HarperCollins has announced that new titles licensed from library ebook vendors will be able to circulate only 26 times before the license expires.

Mention of the new terms was first made in a letter from OverDrive CEO Steve Potash to customers yesterday. He wrote [emphasis in original]:

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