John,

Big Tech and Big Media are doing everything in their power to limit the future of digital books. They’re price-gouging libraries and public schools using restrictive licensing schemes, while never letting anyone own or preserve the audiobooks or ebooks they paid for. Tell lawmakers to stand up for the public’s right to own digital books.

TAKE ACTION

Amazon is a book publication and distribution monopoly, and it’s using that power to control the information ecosystem.¹ They don’t want anyone but themselves to control books in the future—preferring to restrict people, libraries, and schools to buying a license that expires.

Controlling information isn’t just about profit, it’s a form of censorship that allows corporations to exercise undue influence on history, politics, and culture. Amazon and other big publishers suppress content by overcharging libraries, schools, and readers and making it difficult or impossible for them to actually own content. Learn more by watching our video.

Lawmakers need to stand up for the future of publishing. Tell them to stop Big Media and Big Tech monopolies from restricting access to digital books.

For the future of information,

Lia & the Team at ❤️Fight

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Footnotes:

1. Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/10/amazon-library-ebook-monopoly/

 

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