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Originally Posted by spindlegirl
Wow I can't believe what I am reading. This is honestly the first time I have come across an opinion about libraries that equates it with piracy or lost sales.
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I didn't say that. I said it's illogical to say that libraries cause sales and other lenders cost sales. They both do the same thing -- allow people to enjoy media without paying. If you want to say that a library causes one less lost sale, well...fine.
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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
In some cases, this could result in sales for the publishers; e.g. I read the first book of a series at the library, like the series, and decide to purchase it.
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Originally Posted by spindlegirl
So much of what I have purchased and own today was because I borrowed it from the library and fell in love.
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I actually buy *more* books and media after previewing it from the library, than I used to after impulse purchases at the bookstore when I didn't really know what I was getting.
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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Who is claiming that libraries increase sales? I don't buy books I check out from the library - that would defeat the purpose. However, the library itself does buy whatever books it lends, so in this sense it does increase sales dramatically more than torrents do.
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