Thread: Doctorow on the e-book rip-off for libraries
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Old 09-04-2013, 11:48 AM   #47
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The answer is self-evident. The library is paying more because they are buying more rights. When you buy an ebook, you are buying it for personal use only; the library is buying a multi-user licence.

It's no different to buying a single-user licence or a multi-user licence for a piece of software. Do you think that that's wrong, too?
Don't they (publishers) also get paid for each withdrawal? Why should taxpayers money go toward double-dipping?
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