Did Sargent commission this article for the @washingtonpost from Bezos?!? The "conservative in a Midwest diner" approach to outlier library patrons is so blatantly skewed it& #39;s comical. #EbooksForAll https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/26/e-books-libraries-are-huge-hit-leading-long-waits-reader-hacks-worried-publishers/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/technolog...

So much mainstream coverage of libraries and ebooks misleadingly centers an outlier patron gaming the system that Sargent has used as one of his main arguments to support Macmillan& #39;s embargo. Anecdata thrives when there& #39;s no commitment to transparency. #cmonson

Re-reading this article, I still can& #39;t understand why they chose to spotlight outlier user behavior as its hook; never question *WHY* someone might use libraries this way; and buried the lede that even this questionable behavior drives sales. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/26/e-books-libraries-are-huge-hit-leading-long-waits-reader-hacks-worried-publishers/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/technolog...

There& #39;s a much more interesting and productive story here about how library discovery and consumer sales can work together, but instead WaPo went with a lazy Mashable tech hack angle?

This is a very good thread, articulating several thoughts much better than I& #39;m able to this morning. https://twitter.com/kidsilkhaze/status/1199687785147273216">https://twitter.com/kidsilkha...