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Originally Posted by John F
Is it "wait eight weeks" though? What are Macmillan's terms? It is one permanent license during the first eight weeks, and than 2 year licenses at a higher price?
Talking to my librarian, they will not be purchasing the 2 year licenses (they are too expensive), so I'm guessing that wait times will continually be +6months, and for ebook users to gradually be weaned off of MacMillan authors. Again, for my library.
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By "wait eight weeks" I meant "wait eight weeks" to get the borrowing/waitlist process really underway. No matter how many copies a library licenses, only the lucky few are going to be first in line for any book. So it's a case of waitlist v. waitlist + eight weeks for most patrons anyway.
And your second paragraph was the point I made, that expiring licenses are a much more serious drawback than having a lag before a library can purchase multiple copies. I don't mind waiting, I expect to; but it's frustrating when I look for a book and see that the library used to have it and no longer does, leaving me SOL.