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Old 11-01-2010, 08:22 AM   #42
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Costs do seem hard to track down for some reason, I did find a few places that gave some costs, the most detailed costs I have found so far is in http://listennj.pbworks.com/f/2010+a...11+pricing.pdf This gives some per library costs, but does not say what the regional library cooperative itself paid.

Seems though that a lot of the fixed costs is the split cost set up with regional coops and such? Is your library in one of these? I get the impression they mask and absorb some of the unit costs.
It just happens that listennj is my Overdrive digital provider. My library is part of the listed "consortium." It says they paid $12,700 for 2011 now there's about 30 libraries in the group so individual costs are probably very low. Of course, we have to share with residents in all these other towns so there are waiting lists.

Interestingly, I called Overdrive several times requesting info about this but have not been able to talk to anyone familiar with the financial arrangement. No return calls or emails.
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