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Originally Posted by Barcey
I believe what mr ploppy is suggesting is that the library pays each time an ebook is borrowed rather then paying license fees for all the ebooks they have in their catalog (whether they're borrowed or not). It would still be the tax payers that fund the library budget.
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In most western countries, libraries do pay the author every time a book is borrowed - it's called the "Public Lending Right". Moreover, the money goes directly to the author, not to the publisher.