Thread: Doctorow on the e-book rip-off for libraries
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Old 09-04-2013, 03:53 AM   #21
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How is a library any different from, let's say, a car rental company? Why should libraries pay a multiple for the same e-book compared to what normal people pay, while car rentals get premium discounts when purchasing cars for their fleet? How are the two any different from each other? Why should e-books with little resale value have an artificial expiration date attached to them? Should rental cars automatically expire once they reach 10,000 miles?

(Before anyone asks, I am not not related to Cory Doctorow.)
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