Thread: Online petition over library ebook embargo
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Old 09-16-2019, 10:38 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by Tomk2 View Post
I have a whole list of e-books that I think I might like, but that I would not buy. Those are the kind of books I download from the library. The e-books that I know I want, I buy. If it turns out I really like them, I buy a hardcover to actually own. Library lending of e-books does not change what e-books I buy, but every now and then a borrowed e-book will generate a hardcover sale. If I have to wait too long for that e-book, any hardcover sale it generates will be a used on that does the publisher no good.
I think that if everyone had your habits, this wouldn't be an issue for the publisher. Myself, I never buy a book I've already read....well, perhaps not "never".
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