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Originally Posted by Rizla
JSWolf makes a fair point. How does Amazon log how much a reader has read? It it accurate and is it fair to authors? Are the authors informed how the figure is calculated or is it a secret?
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This is the sort of reasoning that can be applied to anyone and everything. How does Amazon/Apple/Kobo log ebook sales? When I purchase a book, do they log it and report it to the publisher/author or do they just send me a copy of the ebook and pocket my money by hiding the data from the publisher/author?
People did not pose these questions when it came to book sales. Why pose them now with regard to book lending? What makes the situations so different? It's still the vendor who controls the data in both cases. We were willing to take them on face value and assume that our money reaches the publisher when we purchased books online. Why the ruckus when it comes to borrowing from the exact same vendors?