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Originally Posted by bgalbrecht
Hello? If I borrow a paper book from the library, it disappears from my possession after a couple weeks. How does that differ from a borrowed ebook, Scott? The publishers claim to refuse to sell e-books to public libraries because library books can wear out, but ebooks never do.
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That's rather his point. He's not comparing borrowing a paper book vs borrowing an ebook, he's comparing borrowing an ebook vs
buying a paper book.
There's a point there, but I don't think it's the point he thinks it is. The current publishing business model is in serious trouble, yes. Writing, as a profession, it's far less clear, especially if you take in to account the
tiny percentage of authors who
ever actually made a living at it.