OverDrive and Amazon have begun limiting summary titles from their online catalogs, similar to a recent move we reported recently by Barnes & Noble. These titles, which are based on existing popular books, have long frustrated authors and publishers because they are confusing to consumers who think they are purchasing the original work (and bring up legal questions around fair use). According to OverDrive, suppliers have been notified that approximately 30,000 books have been removed from the platform. “OverDrive decided to remove the summary books based on salability of the materials and customer feedback that this is not a category […]
