I believe this will be a popular model for the majority of authors…not the James Pattersons and the real giants who get so much in royalties (unless they think they have enough) but the folks who write for the joy of writing. I’m very hopeful about this but also recognize that it will impact libraries significantly. It may be a way for libraries to form a consortium nationwide (worldwide?) and basically all chip in a few dollars for a book and then it will be available to all. The problem is that they won’t need to go to the library to gain access to the book…how will we get credit for our contribution? Circ?
Can we create some amazing interface that will drive customers to want to "check out" these books from us? Something that takes advantage of the brilliance of our staff? Perhaps we have a site where the book talk, tagging, descriptions, "read-a-likes," what to read next is so much better than anywhere else, that people come to us to decide which of these free books to check out next? It sort of cataloging at the next level, true librarianship where the "book people" are our brand rather than just the book?
Can we create some amazing interface that will drive customers to want to "check out" these books from us? Something that takes advantage of the brilliance of our staff? Perhaps we have a site where the book talk, tagging, descriptions, "read-a-likes," what to read next is so much better than anywhere else, that people come to us to decide which of these free books to check out next? It sort of cataloging at the next level, true librarianship where the "book people" are our brand rather than just the book?
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