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Old 05-12-2011, 12:52 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by tarataqa View Post

... appalled that only a few books I wanted were even on their website and every single one of them were "currently unavailable" or I could "get on the waitlist" for it.

Don't they know that digital copies are not physical books?
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What makes you think that you're the only one who wants those books? I assure you, you aren't.

Every ebook license that a library gets has to be paid for. One borrower at a time per license and the price per license is pretty steep. Plus some licenses run out after a set number of uses, and have to be repurchased.

Libraries, like all other public entities, are strapped for funds. I'm sure they would accept a donation if you'd care to make one.

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My guess is licensing problems are making them not ready for prime-time.
My guess is that you don't know what you are talking about.
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