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netLibrary saga reported in Chroncile of Higher Education

• From: sdavies@[redacted]
• Subject: netLibrary saga reported in Chroncile of Higher Education
• Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 10:22:11 -0700

     Last Friday's free version of the _Chroncile of Higher Education_
updates the story of the e-textbook service, netLibrary.

http://chronicle.com/free/2001/11/2001111601t.htm

     The article starts:

<<<
NetLibrary Files for Bankruptcy
Protection, and OCLC Offers to Buy Its
Assets

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

The struggling e-book provider netLibrary filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday,
and the nonprofit library organization OCLC
immediately announced that it has offered to
purchase all of the company's assets.
>>>
Copyright 2001 by The Chronicle of Higher Education

                              Stephen Davies
                         mailto:SDavies@[redacted]