Thread: Doctorow on the e-book rip-off for libraries
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Old 09-06-2013, 03:31 AM   #96
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You can still get library-bound books though not as many as you used to.

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Originally Posted by tompe View Post
That seems strange to me. In Sweden the cost for the library for a book is much higher because they buy books in special bindings so they last longer. Or at least they used to do that (I have not visited a library in years...).

Also in Sweden the libraries have to pay $3 per loan of an ebook.
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