In the wake of sustained criticism following HarperCollins’s decision to limit to 26 the number of times an ebook can be lent—as first reported by LJ on Friday—both OverDrive and Harper took steps to repair the damage.
Today OverDrive released a statement on its Digital Library blog indicating that “[u]ntil we have time to review the effect of these new terms with our library partners, HarperCollins eBooks will not be listed in our Library Marketplace.” Instead, librarians “will be able to review and order HarperCollins eBooks from a separated catalog.”
OverDrive CEO Steve Potash directly tackled librarians’ criticism that the company “failed to stand up for you and your readers,” defending his company’s role in moving ebooks and e-audio into libraries, in supporting the EPUB standard, and in developing mobile apps for library ebooks.
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