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That's where the interesting area is, how did they arrive to these numbers, Probably they are using historical print book sales data to find out how often libraries re-order from them. In that case a time bound model could work for them.
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Or they just picked a number they thought they could force.
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Btw, what sort of software they use, Overdrive?
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Their own.
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And what is the problem with following print book model, I mean if library buys 10 license for a title only 10 users will have simultaneously access,
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They do that too.
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and let the expiry sufficient high like 5 years. Of course publishers must set price of their eBooks well below print books.
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Why must they charge less? You clearly aren't seeing the trend here -- the publishers are looking to get
even more money.
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In this discussion, I want to include educational libraries also which operate within school and colleges, what options they have ?
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The same options any other libraries have...
Yes, they use OverDrive too.