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Originally Posted by The dane
So how do library ebooks work? How can i take something back thats not really there? And whats the point in buying if i can download from home from the library!
Would it be as normall (2 weeks to return) do u return or delete?
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I use the public library, but I buy a lot more ebooks than I borrow. The main limitation on the library's collections are the lack of depth: they usually have only a few books by an author, and are often missing some books from a series. There are also some publishers who refuse to sell to public libraries, so there is no way I could read everything I want to read if I limited myself just to borrowing.
The library is good for trying out a new author, but once I find one I like it is usually necessary to buy if I want to read their full backlist. I also want to support the authors who write books I like (and publishers who publish books I like), and I think buying books is more effective than library borrowing in that regard.
Like others here I like to re-read, and there is no guarantee the library will still have the ebook (or even that the ebook will still be available for sale) when I come to re-read it. There are a growing number of ebooks that I have bought (or wished I had bought when I had the chance) which are no longer available from any legal source at any price.
Also if I buy the book (and remove DRM) I can correct all the publisher's errors for the next time I read it.
All of these issues and limitations apply to the various ebook renting schemes too.