– We are very concerned about the doubts expressed in the public space regarding the scope of providing content in the library channel and the correctness of settlements for library loans in the Legimi system. Therefore, we have decided to stop providing content on the library channel until the matter is clarified – informed by Agora Publishing House, part of the Agora Group.
The company announced that 85 of its titles are still available on subscription.
Before this from The temporary removal of titles from the Legimi library offering has been announced by the Publishing Distribution Platformwhich includes the publishing houses Prószyński Media, Czarna Owca, Publicat, Wydawnictwo Literackie, Nasza Księgarnia, Rebis, Zysk and Media Rodzina.
The operation of the platform was also criticized by Virtualo, a company owned by Empik, which suspended cooperation with it “until all doubts are clarified.” – The pathologies published by Legimi in Poland are part of the total pathology of the book market and require a strong and rapid intervention from the state authorities, as they lead to the destruction of our literature – said Unia Literacka.
The Legimi platform will introduce a new fee
The e-book and audiobook platform Legimi announced last week that from October 22, he will provide a Club Catalog, which, in addition to the usual subscription (cost PLN 49.99 for e-books and audiobooks, and PLN 44.99 for e-books only), you have to pay PLN 14.99 to access each book. The new package was to include about 20 percent. all titles available on the platform.
Why the extra cost? Legimi explains it by coming in mid-September on the change to the Copyright Act and the impact of discussions with some content providers. (mostly book publishing houses). The users of the website did not like having to bear the costs of changing the platform according to the new rules. There have been many announcements about canceling subscriptions to Legimi.
2024-10-26 18:16:00
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