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Originally Posted by PurpleStar
I wouldn't pay a fee every time I check out a library book, if that's what you all are talking about. I mean the whole point of the library is so you don't have to pay, aside from the cost of the library card. Might as well buy used/cheap books if I have to pay anyway.
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I think that they're talking about the library absorbing the cost (which, in turn, is passed onto the taxpayer). Overall, I'm not opposed to a reasonable fee being charged for each person who signs out a book. The big issue is that publishers have a strange notion of reasonable fees and seem to be charging per sign-out.
Put another way: if they're charging $1 per sign out, they're charging more than I pay for many used books. If they're charging $2 per sign out, they're charging more than I pay for most used books. And that's not including the books that I pick up for free.