On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 5:59 AM, Nicolas Morin <nicolas.mo...@biblibre.com> wrote: > Hi there, > I want to gather opinions about a possible small change in the way the > Amazon covers are handled in the opac on the detailed view of a > record. > Currently we show the Amazon cover and link back to the product's page > on Amazon's web site from the cover itself. Some librarians I talk to > are uncomfortable with the idea that their public library will show a > link to a (monopolistic (online-only (us-owned > (insert-yr-own-fears-here)))) bookseller in such a prominent way : > using the whole cover image as a link. > At least some of them would be assuaged, I think, by a more discreet > link between their opac and Amazon : removing the link from the image > itself and providing it through a tiny text just below the image, > saying "source : Amazon", might be a solution. See example at > http://www.libfly.com/je-suis-une-legende-livre-25918.html > What do you think? Last I read the terms of use, Amazon required that you link back to the specific item who's content you are using.
My opinion is that if a library is uncomfortable with Amazon.com's business model for making images free, they should instead purchase a subscription to a service that provides images without the requirement to link back to the item. Josh -- Joshua Ferraro SUPPORT FOR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE CEO migration, training, maintenance, support LibLime Featuring Koha Open-Source ILS j...@liblime.com |Full Demos at http://liblime.com/koha |1(888)KohaILS _______________________________________________ Koha-devel mailing list Koha-devel@lists.koha.org http://lists.koha.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel
