I had something happen that has me irritated. I have a few books on hold via my local library and one of them now has a 0 of 0 copies with a (?) next to it which when I click on it shows the message:
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The license for this title has expired, so your hold isn't moving forward. Your hold will start moving if the library purchases the title again.
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I haven't seen any message about holds being suspended in this way before. No mention on the website, nothing. It irks me. I mean I know physical books get lost or damaged and are withdrawn as a result but I'd have thought that ebooks were different. I could buy a copy, but the price at Amazon is $16.00. Some new copies in paper cost $26.00 or more and even used paper is about the same as the ebook. If I am going to spend a large sum on one book I would like to know that I will at least enjoy it first. Which is why borrowing the book from the Library is so appealing.