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Originally Posted by Barty
Why exactly do the publishers want to be a hard ass about geographic restrictions? What do they care if I live in L.A. and have a S.F. library card? (SF residents may feel differently). The library still has to pay for the book and what's lent out to me can't be lent out to another.
Incidentally, every area in CA I visit I try to get a card at the area's library if it only requires state residency. So I'm hooked in the L.A. County lib, SF lib, SoCal digital lib, NoCal digital lib. HC would have my cards revoked
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For example, if you have a Free Library of Philadelphia library card, you may find a book there that your local library doesn't have. So instead of asking your local library to get it, you get it from Philly. So the publisher then loses out as your local library doesn't buy.