Macmillan ceo John Sargent wrote to librarians, authors, illustrators and agents on Tuesday to announce that the publisher will abandon their controversial eight-week window on making new release ebooks available to libraries. They will revert to their previous pricing model conditions. At the same time, they will also have promotional prices on some titles to help fulfill library’s needs during the coronavirus crisis. “There are times in life when differences should be put aside,” Sargent said. “Effective on Friday (or whenever thereafter our wholesalers can effect the change), Macmillan will return to the library ebook pricing model that was in […]
