Press: “2011: The Year the eBook Wars Broke Out”

“Open war is upon us, whether we would have it or not. These incidents in 2011 seemed like twitter-inflamed kerfuffles as we lived through them, but with the perspective of time, we can see they were preludes to a fight to the death.

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“8. libraries muster the resistance

“The emergence of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) as a rallying point for libraries’ continuing presence in the cultural life of America was a surprise, as it went against the prevailing tea-party currents for smaller government and increased reliance on the private sector. It’s not clear how the symbolic presence of a library in Zuccotti Park could point the way to a digital future, but many things that have not yet come to pass are shrouded in darkness.”

From Eric Hellman’s post on Go To Hellman, 2011: The Year the eBook Wars Broke Out