Publishers Weekly survey on Google book settlement completed

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By Paul Biba

In a really good article Andrew Richard Albanese summarizes the results of the PW survey that was sent out on July 16. There’s a lot of information in the article so don’t rely on just my summary.

… it is notable that more than a third (36%) remain unsure of or indifferent to the settlement. Publishers (52%) support the settlement in the greatest numbers, followed by authors (42%) and librarians (29%).

Whether 41% percent overall support is good news for a deal with such broad implications is open to debate—and more than two-thirds of that support is qualified: 19% said they supported the deal “with reservations” while another 10% said they supported the deal “with changes”; just 13% of respondents said they enthusiastically support approval. On the other hand, 14% said they oppose the deal. …

Your take on the results of our survey may differ our take is this: there is simply too much confusion and too little support for anyone to feel comfortable. …

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