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

[Lynn Greiner]

Some publishers are putting unreasonable restrictions on ebooks  for
libraries too - eg, holding them back for 90 days after publication,
imposing arbitrary (and ridiculous) time/number of loan limits after which
the book must be re-purchased. It is indeed a racket.

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

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-h
uge-hit-leading-long-waits-reader-hacks-worried-publishers/

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

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