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Originally Posted by RDaneel54
In my opinion, it is a good business practice for publishers to allow libraries to purchase their products. They owe the libraries nothing except the chance to provide them with new customers. More product exposure results in more sales.
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This is, of course, an empirical question. But I wouldn't assume that what holds true for you is necessarily true for everyone. Even in the pre-ebook days, if there was a book I wanted to read, I would first check the library for it...but it it wasn't at the library, there was a good chance I would just buy it myself. Depending on how badly I wanted to read it, of course. (And of course this only happened after I became employed; when I was a student, it was the library or nothing.)
WRT e-books, I wouldn't be surprised if not supplying the newest books to libraries resulted in more sales. I don't particularly want this to be the case, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were.