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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, because your library has BOUGHT the book that you're borrowing. So have 10,000 other libraries. Library sales are a major source of revenue for many authors. Not to mention the fact that, in many countries (including the UK), authors get paid each year according to the statistics of borrowings of their books from libraries.
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So paying for a library card (I think we additionally fund these libraries through taxes and donations and such, yes?) gives unlimited access to the world of p-books (well, the ones that are in print and so forth anyway), but somehow that does not extend to e-books?
In other words, what would you say if I checked out the paper version from my local library (thus preserving these borrowing statistics), located the e-book version somewhere on the net, and read that instead? As a bonus the condition of the paper book won't deteriorate during my lending period. And if you are with me up to that point, why bother checking out a physical copy at all? A ping to the library statistics server should suffice. That + my taxes + my library card = reading joy for all.
How do you feel about format-shifting, Harry? Ever ripped a CD? Recorded a TV show?
I would happily pay a yearly fee for the right to read as many ebooks as I like. Just tell me where to sign.