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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
More and more library systems are getting together and forming consortiums in order to pool their resources for larger OverDrive offerings.
Another possible approach is to have the state provide ebook services, instead of individual libraries. That way, they could provide a larger selection. Additionally, they might also have two levels: a basic one available free for all residents of the state, and a premium level for a fee that could offer an even larger selection and a minimal or no wait list for popular books.
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That's what BC Libraries are doing. They're all subscribed to OverDrive together; there's no "individual libraries providing ebook services". But the funding still comes from the tax dollars at the municipal level (which is how libraries in Canada are funded), tax dollars that are earmarked for library services. Your proposed solution is already being implemented here, except we still call it "library".