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Old 01-30-2012, 11:19 PM   #98
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Originally Posted by Laridae View Post
2) I believe Libraries must re-buy their books (or DRM licences thereof) every 14 to 28 reads so there is a recurring income stream for the writers and publishers
HarperCollins ebooks are licensed for 26 check-outs only, and must be repurchased. This has caused a number of libraries to just stop getting HarperCollins ebooks; libraries aren't in the habit of renting the materials they loan out.

Random House ebooks are licensed for as many uses as the library can get out of them.

Macmillan and Simon & Schuster don't make their ebooks available to libraries.

Penguin and Hachette no longer distribute new releases through Overdrive, although their existing backlist is still available, and possibly will grow over time.
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