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Originally Posted by HarryT
That's because the licensing terms are different. When you buy an ebook licence, you're buying a licence for your personal use only. When a library buys an ebook licence, they're buying an licence to lend it to multiple people.
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This argument might work except for the fact that libraries often purchase p-books for cheaper prices than retail. Why is it ok for libraries to purchase p-books below retail but pay
above retail for e-books? Imagine paying $60 a pop for 10 licenses of
Fifty Shades of Gray or
Gone Girl. That's $600.00! Libraries certainly aren't paying that much for 10 (or more) physical copies of the same book!