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Originally Posted by Fbone
The limitation with ebooks is Overdrive's administration costs which have doubled in recent years. Libraries, including mine, were left reeling with the unexpected burden they now face in the new contract. My library doesn't promote ebooks like they used to and have reduced new purchases to a few dozen each month.
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Bingo. Overdrive/software/leasing, whatever you want to call it is hugely expensive. Some libraries do continue to buy ebooks via other means. One in Houston set up their own ebook catalog--but you have to have money for that as well. My library bought Kindles, NOoks and Ipads. Then they just buy books. But they will only buy a limited amount for each device.
And I'm not trying to be a killjoy, but this change isn't likely to change a lot. Not very fast.