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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
Duh, no. It applies to public libraries only. It's called "Public Lending Right", and Wikipedia has more (as always). The going rate in the UK was 6p (less than a dime) per loan last time I checked. |
I just read the article and I find this very disturbing. The library should simply purchase the book for full price and then make it available to loan without paying any recurring fee. I can't believe that the tax payers are expected to fund this recurring fee, for a product they already funded to purchase! Wow, just wow. I sure hope they don't get away with this in the US.