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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
This, of course, is complete hogwash. There is absolutely no reason that the publishers are all of a sudden entitled to all the money that the library is not spending on storing and caring for pbooks.
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They are entitled to all the money derived from consuming their product. It’s a business negotiation. Publishers and libraries need each other. They have ALWAYS argued over terms as to who gets what.
If publishers don’t sell to libraries, they are leaving money on the table. They are also missing out on audience acquisition.
Libraries obviously can’t exist without books. In order to gain and grow their own audience, a library needs to have the books that people want to read.
They will work it out...and bitch and moan about all the steps along the way