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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
I thought a library borrow is nearly as expensive (to the library) as a sale when it comes to ebooks and Overdrive. Or am I missing something?
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I don't think you are missing something.
The four month delay will depress library sales revenue by X and increase non-library sales revenue by Y. If the experiment finds X is higher than Y, and they are smart, they'll end the experiment.
What I think would be less smart is to make decisions based on generalizations about reader/consumer psychology. Instead, if I was in marketing, I'd go with what the numbers tell me.
This isn't to say that they should only care about profits. But, well, as a library borrower, it's hard for me to get worked up if they want to maximize revenue from people who can afford to buy eBooks. I guess I could criticize them for delaying eBook access to readers in poverty. But if it's only four months, I can't get worked up about that either.