On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Elifarley Callado Coelho Cruz <elifarley@gmail.com> wrote:

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From: "Patrick Schmitt, Change.org" <mail@change.org>
Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 23:21:05 -0700
Subject: Don't mess with an angry librarian
To: elifarley@gmail.com

Dear Elifarley,

By day, Andy Woodworth is a mild-mannered librarian. By night, he's
still a librarian, just less mild-mannered.

Andy is kind of famous in the librarian community, mostly for getting
the Old Spice guy to do a video about how great libraries are, and
unsuccessfully campaigning to get Ben & Jerry's to create a flavor
called the "Gooey Decimal System." (If you don't get the pun, just ask
someone ten years older.)

Oh, and now he's using Change.org to help lead the charge in a fight
against NewsCorp, one of the world's most powerful companies.

See, more and more libraries are beginning to buy e-books, like those
read on a Kindle or similar device. They're programmed to be like
normal books -- lent out to one reader at a time, returned, and
downloaded by another reader. It's simple, and especially great for
working parents or the disabled who have a hard time making it to a
library.

But publishing giant HarperCollins (owned by NewsCorp) is trying to
force libraries to only buy e-books that literally self-destruct after
the 26th reader in an attempt to maximize profits.

Having to repeatedly buy the same book will be a financial and
logistical disaster for libraries, one that could force a few to close
their doors. Even worse, there are signs that other publishing
companies may soon follow the lead of HarperCollins, which could
devastate libraries all around the world.

Some amazing librarians have launched a full boycott of HarperCollins
until the decision is reversed, but they urgently need widespread
support to force NewsCorp to back down.

Andy's petition demanding an end to self-destructing e-books has a
goal of 100,000 signatures -- click here to add your name now:

http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-harpercollins-limited-checkouts-on-ebooks-is-wrong-for-libraries?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&alert_id=CbYGZVXIUM_WXxLHlzsUX

Andy declares on his blog that "The world needs more badass
librarians." It's true, though right now the world also needs more
readers who will stand alongside them.

Thanks for doing your part,

Patrick and the Change.org team

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