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Originally Posted by Alisa
Library books aren't free. They're books we've already paid for. That's why places like the NYPL charge non-residents a fee. Residents already paid. I don't say this to be nitpicky. I say this as a way of encouraging people to get out and use them. You already paid for them!
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Not to mention the fact that, in many countries, authors get paid for library loans. In the UK, for example, an author gets paid approximately US 10c every time one of their books is checked out of the library, with a maximum payment of about $10,000 per year for an author.