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I don't think the current pricing model would work for a national library. Where you have a limited number of copies, bought at very high prices compared to an individual purchaser. What might work is an "immediately to public domain" model. You write a book, accept a one-time upfront payment, which would need to be rather significant, and then your book is out there forever. For anybody, anywhere, for free. Therefore no wait lists. No return dates. There would also have to be some kind of vetting process so scammers wouldn't dump garbage books in there. I would pay a subscription into a national library that worked on a model like that. Subscriptions would pay for acquiring the books. Totally unworkable I'm sure, but I can dream can't I?!
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