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Originally Posted by Calenorn
Some publishers sell ebooks to libraries under terms that limit the number of times the library is allowed to loan the book to a user. When the limit is reached the library would have to pay for the ebook again in order to continue loaning it.
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Time to have a list of publishers on a DO NOT BUY list or something like that. The accounting on the software would be just for those publishers with a "use limitation". And how would the publishers' get documentation for each use? via additional programming by the libraries.
More to the point, I've donated a few new books to the library that I've read because of the demand on their waiting list; the books were the Harry Potter & the waiting list was quite long after the books were just published. The donations shortened the waiting. Don't know about the legality of how the library can use a donated book instead of being purchased by the library.
Is there a different price for printed books purchased by a library vs a "common" person? Is there a limit on usage of printed books some publishers require?
Music CDs & videos are available for borrowing from the library; can't imagine a limit on how many times an item is borrowed. At one time Sony made their recordings available for download from the library for FREE; only requirement is logon to the library & a limit of 4 downloads a day which was reasonable to me. Those classical symphonies took many days!