[Ipg-smz] The Washington Post: E-books at libraries are a huge hit, leading to long waits, reader hacks and worried publishers

[Gabe Goldberg]

E-books at libraries are a huge hit, leading to long waits, reader hacks 
and worried publishers
Library e-book waits have prompted some to take their memberships to a 
new extreme, collecting library cards or card numbers to enable them to 
find the rarest or most popular books, with the shortest wait.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/26/e-books-libraries-are-huge-hit-leading-long-waits-reader-hacks-worried-publishers/

Nice racket for publishers -- charge more for ebooks than print AND 
restrict their use/life.