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Originally Posted by mldavis2
That's not a bad idea -- except for the fact that 'most' public libraries are publicly funded and free to local residents. Libraries are then back in the same old song of trying to (fill in the blank - get loaners returned, get fees paid, get repeat renewals paid ..) recover money that they effectively 'loan' to patrons in good faith.
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It's easy enough to implement and you wouldn't be allowed to check out an ebook for a second or more time until after you pay the fee.
Everyone gets a free read the first time and it would only apply to ebooks that had a publisher imposed checkout limit.