Amazon's Responsibility to Share Data About Digital Books

Dominique Daniel Discussion

Digital books, digital reading, and the conflict between concentrated ownership and research.

Joshua Kim discusses Amazon's data on digital book reading: "Amazon is in position to understand the dynamics of the books and reading in a way that different from any other company, library, bookseller, or any other entity.... Is research into digital books and book reading an issue that is a priority for academic librarians - and are academic librarians making any progress in finding ways to engage with Amazon?"

Source: Joshua Kim, " Amazon's Responsibility to Share Data About Digital Books," Inside Higher Ed, February 22, 2017, https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/amazons-responsibility-share-data-about-digital-books