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Originally Posted by david_e
So, a library agrees to a contract without thoroughly reading it, thoroughly understanding it, or knowing what they would be receiving. Not so much bait and switch as dumb library.
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But it's vague and application seems arbitrary. My library (Seattle Public Library) has one of the largest ebook libraries in the world. It also has an extremely generous reciprocal policy with other library systems in western Washington. It also allows residents of Washington outside of its borrowing area to purchase a non-resident card for $85. In other words, Seattle is doing the same thing Chesapeake is doing (except CPL allows out-of-state residents to get a card and SPL doesn't).
With that in mind, I checked to see if Seattle offered any of the books that Chesapeake was being denied and it was. So why is Chesapeake being singled out and Seattle isn't?