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Originally Posted by ATimson
Would publishers really be willing to cannibalize their ebook sales that way?
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It's not necessarily cannibalizing. Most sales occur when a book is first released. By releasing it to libraries a year later, you may be getting new readers who ay not have bought the book. Hopefully, some will be interested enough to buy the newer releases instead of waiting.
Another 'tatic' I wonder about involves series. I notice that my library has a hodgepodge of books from each series they carry. If I really want to read the entire series, I will be forced to make purchases to fill in the gaps.
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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
They are. They might not like the terms but they are being compensated. And I am sorry, but if they are going to pull their ebooks, they should be pulling their paperbooks. Libraries lend books. Publishers and Authors get paid when the book is purchased and then again when the book has to be repurchased.
Essentially, they are whining and throwing a temper tantrum because they are afraid of ebooks and are not doing a good job of adjusting to a new reality.
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I'm not sure it is the same as paper books. Ebooks are much easier to check out -- at home, or even while you travel. If library ebooks are available at the same time as new, then I can see more people jumping on the ebook waiting list instead of purchasing.