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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
I don't think that they are freaked out that their works are going to be "previewed" in a library. I think that they are freaked out that people are going to "read" their books in a library, and then not buy the book.
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There have been many times where I have done that. However, there are many times where I've read the book, couldn't afford it yet, put it on my wish list, and while waiting for funds to come in handy, have raved about it to someone who has money to buy a book of their own, and that has resulted in a "sale".
By reading a book and raving about it, I have basically handed out a service that a publisher did not have to pay for. Advertising budgeting.
Sometimes even saying "oh yuk I hated this book" to someone with a higher income who has different taste in me has resulted in said person buying the book because they know they will like it.
I don't have to even be the actual buyer to benefit an author. If I don't have the money, I don't have the money. But somebody clearly has money to buy a book hence the term Best Seller. Somebody is buying the books.
The minority of people who are accustomed to waiting in line for their hold to come in (either in ebook or paper book) and then temporarily reading a book are hardly doing authors any damage.