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Originally Posted by meeera
The limited checkout time is even more of a reason, if you ask me (and a fair few people I know), if the book has a hold list. You can't choose when you read the book, or how long you take.
Personally I find very few of your "friction" aspects of paper library lending any sort of friction at all, but I suppose some people are not very organised, or live some distance from a library, or have library staff who fail to check books properly on their return. We have a great library branch system in my city, plus a Books on Wheels service for those who can't get to the library, as well as rates-funded council buses for seniors and disabled people who prefer to attend in person. Emails are sent automatically three days from the due date and at the due date, and you can reserve and renew books online.
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Well...that’s just silly to suggest any form of going to an actual library and checking out a physical book isn’t more of a hassle than checking out an ebook from an app.