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2 thoughts on “Libraries can’t keep up with e-book demand as they clash with publishers

  1. I will get slammed but why is it so important to be one of the first to read a new book? Sort of like missing a current TV show or being at the first showings of a movie. They do not disappear. If you have to be first, buy the book. The library does a great job of providing a free (paid for thru taxes) service to everyone who wants to read.

  2. As an aging baby boomer, I used to think it was really neat to have shelves and shelves of books I purchased. As I get older I realize while it looked cool, in reality, I never went back and read 99% of any of those books again and now it is just “stuff” cluttering my house. I have given away almost all of the books I once owned. I still read, but everything I get is from the library. When I am done, it is gone and somebody else gets to read it. I don’t have to mess with it any more.

    I was shocked to hear how much more the library pays for e-versions of books than paper copies, but was more shocking was the expiration of the license.

    I will never go back to purchasing books as long as I can get them from the library, and as I get older, I get more patient. So I hope MacMillan’s move will never get a dime from me.

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