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Originally Posted by Catlady
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And why is there now apparently a special set of rules for e-books? Wouldn't the same logic apply to hardcover books? Why isn't Macmillan telling libraries they can have only one copy of a hardcover for the first eight weeks?
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In case the above isn't rhetorical...
I believe it is some sort of legal distinction. The libraries can't legally "tell" a library they can only have one copy of a pbooks since they are buying a physical item, and fair use comes into play. Whereas for ebooks, they are buying a license, and the license agreement has the restrictions of only one copy, expiration, ...