From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 17:29:29 -0400

As a number of libraries are becoming concerned about these pricing
increases (as are university press publishers?) the letter below
should be of wide interest. Ann

---------- Forwarded message ----------

As many of you know, the BLC was quite distressed with the recent
increases in short-term loan pricing by a number of publishers
[primarily commercial].  It prompted us to look more closely at
pricing across the publishers in our ebook DDA program [9 of the BLC
libraries participate].  The Board then requested that we publicize
our concern and a letter was drafted to The Chronicle of Higher
Education and published today -

http://chronicle.com/blogs/letters/ebook-pricing-hikes-amount-to-price-gouging/

I am glad to discuss further with anyone interested.

Best,
Susan

Susan M. Stearns
Executive Director
Boston Library Consortium
Boston, MA  02109