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So if the publishers do make it harder to get ebooks at the library, I'll likely buy more books next year than last. But it would be that 1-2 books a month that I just HAVE to have (and I'll go back to waiting for the paperbacks to come out). Unless ebook discounting is allowed again for those books, I'll never go back to the buying frenzy I used to do. (And the longer it takes to maybe, possibly switch back, the less likely it is that I would anyway...I stopped going to the salon to color my hair 18 months ago, and I really don't miss it any more. I wouldn't go back to paying those prices again now that I'm used to paying so much less).
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But the publishers aren't making it harder. As i said above, if you read the article all the way through , most publishers are on board with ebook library loans and the two major publishers that aren't, are waiting to negotiate an industry wide standard for library lending. Its likely that there will be MORE, not Less, ebooks available for libraries in a year or two.
This is just another " let's bash the publishers for being greedy dinosaurs, whether its warranted or not" thread.