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Originally Posted by ApK
Libraries currently lend ebooks for free, yet people still buy ebooks.
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In my opinion (I could be absolutely wrong), libraries are generally used by a minority of people. That is different from, let's say, online services, which are generally more en vogue among younger people.
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Netflix streams movies for a monthly fee but people still buy DVDs.
Not sure that this new thing will necessarily be any more of a game changer.
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I am not saying that it doesn't work or that it's not a game changer. All I am saying is that I don't consider publishers risk-taking enough to embrace a service such as Oyster and make special deals with them. It runs counter to they previous anti-innovative behavior in light of e-books and audiobooks and such.