I think your logic falls down at the point where the library doesn't need to buy a copy of the book any more.
I'm not keen on the idea of a flat fee for all-you-can-read. It would only work if someone kept stats on how many people read which books, and I don't really want governments (or private organizations) to be keeping tabs on exactly what everyone is reading.
Paul
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Originally Posted by acidzebra
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.
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I would happily pay a yearly fee for the right to read as many ebooks as I like. Just tell me where to sign.
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