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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
To the best of my knowledge these are the current terms at which library ebooks are offered by the big publishers...
HarperCollins, books expire after 26 loans...
Not sure on pricing, but IIRC it's whatever full retail list price is at the time.
Hachette, no expiration...
The initial price will be three times the highest-price edition then in print. One year after publication, the purchase price will drop to 1.5 times the highest-price print edition.
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See, these terms are more reasonable to me and I think give libraries more flexibility. From rereading this thread, what I mostly object to is a time-based expiration "date" that doesn't allow for libraries to get the most use out of their older, slower-lending ebooks before they expire. It's almost like bph are orphaning their back catalogs and smaller releases to make a fast buck on the best sellers.