Thread: Brooklyn Library discontinuing out-of-state library cards
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Old 07-19-2022, 06:10 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by odamizu View Post
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I know people in Brooklyn who are not thrilled to be "competing" with non-residents for access to ebooks/audiobooks, which they believe results in longer wait times. They are pleased with this new policy. Of course, will the reduced revenue mean fewer ebooks/audiobooks will be added to the collection? Hard to know ...
I will be interested to see how this plays out. My impression is that BPL tries to make sure that the maximum number of people waiting for an ebook is 5-7 (they do this by purchasing multiple copies). This is my impression on ebooks; I don't pay attention to audiobooks.
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