Thread: Online petition over library ebook embargo
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Old 10-31-2019, 03:29 PM   #275
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Originally Posted by Tomk2 View Post
Yes. McMillan specifically mentioned late fees and making trips to the library which specifically made the lending process of paper books tolerable. Since ebooks have none of that, the embargo is targeted at ebooks. Now that late fees are being cancelled, the only "friction" left for paper book borrowing is the trip to the library. Is that enough for McMillan? Libraries better not start delivering books! LOL.

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The friction of returning is still there, you still have no idea when the person with the book is going to return it, it’s marginally eased up on the extreme late returns but there’s nothing to say that will increase returns.

So yeah it’s “better” but still no where near the frictionless of borrowing ebooks.

Obviously the embargo is targeted at ebooks, it only deals with ebooks. Did anyone think that the embargo of ebooks was meant to decrease borrowing physical books?
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