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tompe · 03-08-2011, 06:16 AM

I have a hard time to see why people is upset. A lot of countries have a system were the library pay a certain amount each time somebody borrow a book. In Sweden for example they pay $0.20 each time. That would be around $5 for 26 times (of course you have to buy the paper book or ebook also). Maybe a bit less than for the Harper Collins eBooks but it seems to me that people are complaining about the principle and not the actual cost.

03-08-2011, 06:16 AM	#45
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	I have a hard time to see why people is upset. A lot of countries have a system were the library pay a certain amount each time somebody borrow a book. In Sweden for example they pay $0.20 each time. That would be around $5 for 26 times (of course you have to buy the paper book or ebook also). Maybe a bit less than for the Harper Collins eBooks but it seems to me that people are complaining about the principle and not the actual cost. Last edited by tompe; 03-08-2011 at 06:20 AM.