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abookreader · 03-08-2011, 01:30 PM

Well - what about the current trend in Public Libraries that allow for a small fee (I've heard of anywhere from $1 to $4 a book) you can "jump the waitlist" line and get the current bestseller.

Really, that's just a matter of semantics. The library patron is paying money for a loan of a book.

03-08-2011, 01:30 PM	#66
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Well - what about the current trend in Public Libraries that allow for a small fee (I've heard of anywhere from $1 to $4 a book) you can "jump the waitlist" line and get the current bestseller. Really, that's just a matter of semantics. The library patron is paying money for a loan of a book.