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[QUOTE=CribQuilter;1416463]There is no way the libraries are going to buy ebooks that have to be repurchased every year, or more frequently as my library has a 7 day borrow time option, nor would I expect them to either. HC is making it to where we will have no option but to buy, as borrowing from the library will no longer be an option.[QUOTE]
I wonder if this might not boomerang on publishers if it becomes a general movement. They seem to have overlooked that the Librarian of Congress could decide to allow libraries to strip any proprietary DRM which interferes with their historical right to lend books to the public.
And if I were an author, I'd be furious. What this means is that anyone who goes with H-C will not have their current ebook or back catalogue of ebooks generally available in the library. This simply cannot be a good thing for anyone who wants their books to be read.
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