Quote:
Originally Posted by FizzyWater
Don't libraries pay more for print books (and other media, like books on CD, etc.) than the average consumer as well?
|
Indeed. In fact, some Audio CDs that I have purchased have a warning on each disk "Not for sale to libraries". I used to donate audio books to the library after I listened to them and they'd go into circulation. But the ones with this warning cannot be circulated and the library offers them for sale at the annual fund-raiser.
Quote:
Originally Posted by speakingtohe
many libraries today lease best selling paper books at a fairly steep price to please their patrons. Cheaper than buying, but not much. I was told by one head librarian that the big advantage was that they did not have to deal with getting rid of or storing the books when their popularity waned. They could in most cases destroy them.
|
My small, rural library leases best-sellers for 12 months. At the end of the lease, they can be purchased or returned to the lender who then sells them on the 2nd-hand market.