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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all – I wonder if the message is getting through to aggregator vendors like EBSCo and Proquest that the download and DRM procedures for downloaded ebooks from their collections are seen as onerous by our patrons. I just redesigned our
ebook libguide <a href="http://vts.libguides.com/ebooks">http://vts.libguides.com/ebooks</a>, and presented the process to the rest of the library staff. They were underwhelmed, especially when my Avira Antivirus shut off my access to the license server (again)
on the computer on which I was presenting. And requiring three logins – one for remote access, one for the aggregator site, and one Adobe ID – seems preposterous to those getting a one-shot presentation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also notice that once I’ve downloaded to Adobe Digital Editions, the features provided differs from ebook to ebooks, based on whether it was a PDf or an epub. Some PDFs don’t even support searching. Why can’t you save the quotes you’ve
highlighted in the ebook to a file? I wonder if because Adobe Digital Editions is free software, does it suffer from a lack of vendor commitment? Or do publishers prevent you from saving your highlighted quotes for copyright reasons?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are vendors engaging with their customers in discussing these issues? Where is the listserv conversation going on?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Cindy Harper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">E-services and periodicals librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Virginia Theological Seminary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bishop Payne Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">3737 Seminary Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Alexandria VA 22304<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:charper@vts.edu"><span style="color:blue">charper@vts.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">703-461-1794</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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