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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
There's no real reason why writers or publishers couldn't get some money from the library every time one of their ebooks is "borrowed", assuming they don't already. That should keep them happy enough, and it would do away with the need to wait for someone else to "return" the ebook before you could have it. There's also no real reason why we couldn't have national or even international libraries rather than lots of tiny ones.
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Why should public libraries treat electronic books different from paper ones? They lend out paper books, why can't they lend out electronic books? (note: the only library books that physically wear out are high-circulation paperbacks)
I already pay for my public library; I should not have to pay a second time to borrow books from it.