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Originally Posted by calibrated
Let's face it: the publishers would have been happier had the concept of a library never existed, and would have killed public libraries off long ago if they'd been able to. Now that e-book lending is here, they're doing their d***edest to kill it before it becomes too entrenched. They might even succeed, but if they do, it will be replaced by something even more antithetical to their interests--piracy. They may win the battle, but they'll lose the war.
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I agree and it's becoming more and more obvious that they wish e-books didn't exist. The ability to distribute and get paper books on store shelves was the linchpin to large publishers' gatekeeper status. The ease with which e-books can be distributed erodes that leverage.