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Originally Posted by simmias
They also let you recommend ebooks and audiobooks for the library to buy, and they've bought quite a few that I've recommended.
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I've been quite disappointed myself. Whether recommending books through the OverDrive web interface or sending emails directly to the library I've never seen any result.
(Most grating, three copies of the first volume of a trilogy and zero additional volumes!)
As somebody who knows something about libraries, I realize they can't accept random physical donations (someone's hand-written 20 volume autobiography) and for different reasons (ownership and DRM) random digital donations.
Yet I don't know what the cost to a library it is to procure the rights to a digital asset. Is it the same cost as for you and me?
I sent an email to my library. "You have this book in the 3rd edition. I'll donate $50 if you'll buy the 5th edition." No reply.