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Originally Posted by Little.Egret
Thanks for that but it's more about how much is does the library cost on average, not the marginal/incremental cost
If you renew a book, does it bump the circulation ?
My library has automated checkout & return so the only extra cost of an additional book loan is reshelving.
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I think so, but don't know. But most of the cost of any physical loan is housing, utilities staff costs etc. The average costs for the materials themselves is very small. With ebooks the main cost is the material and is still generally under the $1 per circulation range even with hosting and DRM fees. Some ebooks cost more per circulation, but the average is possibly much less.
Helen