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Originally Posted by Barcey
All they can do is educate the public so that the library patrons direct their anger at the appropriate party.
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Here's some data that could be part of that education.
Free Library of Philadelphia OverDrive collection:
Encrypted EPUB titles: 22,544
Encrypted Kindle titles: 20,768
Toronto Public Library OverDrive collection:
Encrypted EPUB titles: 73,339
Encrypted Kindle titles: Zero
I think most who aren't Amazon fans will realize which multinational company can be most plausibly blamed for blocking eInk Kindle owners, outside the US, from borrowing recent well-reviewed titles. And it is neither OverDrive, nor any of its suppliers.
IMHO, Amazon makes the US look a bit bad. And, also IMHO, Bertelsmann, majority owner of the world's largest trade publisher, is a plus for Germany's reputation. And I don't see a need for anger against either.