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Connecticut Library Consortium Celebrates Progress on Fair-Ebook-Pricing Legislation
The Connecticut Library Consortium issued a congratulations to “Rhode Island lawmakers on passing legislation to address unfair e-book and audiobook licensing practices and called on additional states to pursue similar reforms,” the press release shares. “Connecticut enacted its own e-book legislation in 2025 after lawmakers concluded that existing digital licensing practices placed an unreasonable burden on libraries and taxpayers. … Rhode Island’s victory is particularly notable because it came after an unusually visible campaign by publishing interests, including public advertising, opinion pieces, and warnings that publishers could stop selling digital content to libraries in the state. Despite those efforts, Rhode Island lawmakers overwhelmingly determined that reform was necessary.”The press release continues, “Connecticut’s law was intentionally designed to encourage broader national action. It cannot take effect until additional states representing a combined population of seven million people enact substantially similar legislation. Rhode Island’s passage represents meaningful progress toward that goal, but additional states are still needed.” For more information, read the press release.
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