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Originally Posted by leebase
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.
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I made it clear that I, an individual, did not find it difficult to return paper books to the library or keep track of checkouts, because of geography, a variety of library systems and services designed to make it straightforward, along with some rather basic life skills (like not losing things willy nilly). My branch is two blocks away and is between me and a shopping centre, plus there is a book van should I not be able to leave the house (bookmobiles are not limited to rural areas). Paying late fees is not a "friction" because I don't incur them. Library books aren't covered with boogers and Cheeto dust because we have staff who check them as they are returned. "More" of a hassle? Perhaps very marginally, but most of your list just don't apply to me, happily.
I think people are using "accessibility" in different ways in this thread. Paper books are a less accessible form _for me_ because of their bulk and weight, and sometimes their font size. No amount of visiting bookmobiles will make that disability access issue go away, and that's why I talk about ebooks as an accessible format. I'm not using "accessibility" as a synonym for "convenience", and I wonder if that confusion is why some threads about ebooks and accessibility go awry.