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Originally Posted by andym
Thanks. A quick Google search suggests that Penguin have pulled these books due to alleged concerns about security. I suspect that this is BS but, so far as I can see they haven't accused anyone of being a freeloader.
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It was late at night and I wish I had had the foresight to link and quote when I posted my little grumble that started this thread.
One of the articles I read implied that penguin didn't like how "easy it was to just download a library book", and that people would just keep doing that and not buy books.
The "freeloader" was definitely implied even if it wasn't said.
The thing is, my e-reading experience at the library is JUST like with paper books. If a book is popular, I still have to wait for it. Just like with a printed book. The only difference is when it's a day like today, icy roads, buses not running, and my hold comes in, I can actually use it instead of risking my life in a blizzard.
Printed books are also "instant". I hope they can work out a way that they can license e-books in the future to libraries. E-reading is part of our future. People are going to expect to borrow e-books. (especially homebound and handicapped)