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Like a tired marriage, the relationship between libraries and publishers has long been reassuringly dull. E-books, however, are
Like a tired marriage, the relationship between libraries and publishers has long been reassuringly dull. E-books, however, are
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2022-01-20
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Like a tired marriage, the relationship between libraries and publishers has long been reassuringly dull. E-books, however, are causing heartache. Libraries know they need digital wares if they are to remain valuable, but many publishers are too wary of piracy and lost sales to cooperate. Among the big six, only Random House and HarperCollins license e-books with most libraries. The others have either denied requests or are reluctantly experimenting. In August, for example, Penguin will start a pilot with public libraries in New York.
Electronic borrowing is awfully convenient. Unlike printed books, which must be checked out and returned to a physical library mile from where you live, electronic book files can be downloaded at home. Digital library catalogues are often browsed at night, from a comfy sofa. The files disappear from the device when they are due (which means no late fees, nor angst about lost or damaged tomes).
E-lending is not simple, however. There are lots of different and often incompatible e-book formats, devices and licences. Most libraries use a company called OverDrive, a global distributor that secures rights from publishers and provides e-books and audio files in every format. Some 35 million titles were checked out through OverDrive in 2011, and the company now sends useful data on borrowing behavior to participating publishers. Yet publishers and libraries are worried by OverDrive ’ s market dominance, as the company can increasingly dictate fees and conditions.
Publishers were miffed when OverDrive teamed up with Amazon, the world’ s biggest online bookseller, last year. Owners of Amazon’ s Kindle e-reader who want to borrow e-books from libraries are now redirected to Amazon’ s website, where they must use their Amazon account to secure a loan. Amazon then follows up with library patrons directly, letting them know they can "Buy this book" when the loan falls due.
So publishers keep tweaking their lending arrangements in search of the right balance. Random House raised its licensing prices earlier this year, and HarperCollins limits libraries to lending its titles 26 times. Penguin plans to keep new releases out of libraries for at least six months, and each book will expire after a year. Hachette is engaged in some secret experiments, and the others are watching with bated breath. In Britain the government will soon announce a review of the matter. The story of the library e-book is a nail-biter.
According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true?
选项
A、E-books make the relationship between libraries and publishers boring.
B、Book digitization is certain to cause piracy and lost sales.
C、Random House and HarperCollins are not willing to cooperate.
D、Penguin is reluctantly experimenting.
答案
D
解析
细节题。根据题干关键词the first paragraph可定位到第一段。由最后一句的In August,for example,Penguin will start a pilot with public libraries可知,Penguin是对前面内容进行举例说明。倒数第二句指出either denied requests or are reluctantly experimenting,所以可知Penguin的情况符合后者,即“勉强进行试用”,故D项为正确答案。A项 “电子书让图书馆和出版商之间的关系无聊”与第一句has long been reassuringly dull“长期存在着无聊的关系”意思相反。B项“图书数字化一定会引起盗版和销量下降问题”过于绝对。C项“兰登书屋和哈珀柯林斯出版社不愿意合作”与第三句only Random House and HarperCollins license e—books with most libraries相悖,故排除。
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