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Originally Posted by DrNefario
I might be willing to break the DRM on a library book if I wasn't going to finish it in time, but I can't help thinking that's a slippery slope. Would I really then want to delete it when I do finish it? In practice I tend to just put the extra effort in to get it finished on time.
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The frustrating aspect of time limits on OverDrive books is in comparison to those on paperbooks from the real (as opposed to virtual, calm down, folks) library. With paperbooks, libraries have policies and sanctions in place for overdue books which generally consist of a fine, letting the borrower put a price on his willingness to over the time limit. The repo man isn't going to show up at the door. But with OverDrive books, of course, the book just disappears - or rather, can no longer be accessed.
The slipperiest slope of all is when we try to force comparisons between pbooks and ebooks, as with this conversation!