Several Book Publishers Are Allowing Educators to Read Books Online and Post Online

Several book publishers have responded to the COVID-19 crisis by giving educators the right to read their books online to students and families and to post the video online. It’s a great way to stay connected. In normal times this is considered a public performance and runs contrary to copyright.

More publishers are coming on board each week. And, each publisher has their own rules. Here is the most recent, authoritative list and guidelines.


*New info: Here are some new publishers that announced a couple of days ago that are not in the link.

Abrams

HMH

Simon & Schuster

Macmillan

HarperCollins

Here’s what Sterling Publishing posted yesterday:

Here are the guidelines to follow:

• Please send your name, your library or school, and the title of the book you intend to read online to agochnauer@sterlingpublishing.com.
• Please say "All Rights Reserved, Sterling Publishing Co. Inc." at the beginning of a reading and add this language to any digital posting.
• Please tag us in any post about your reading:
• Twitter @sterlingkids
• Instagram @sterlingkids @sterlinglibrarymarketing
• Please be sure that videos posted to your school’s private platforms are deleted after a month. Please be sure that videos posted to social media are deleted after 24 hours.
• These recordings may not used in any commercial way.

Here’s a summary of what some authors are offering online.

So, what if you don’t have a stack of children’s books in your home office? Iowa’s AEA media directors are working with Mackin to identify the eligible ebooks Iowa schools currently have access to in MackinVIA. Give us a week or so to share that list of titles with you.