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Originally Posted by Lilly
I see nothing wrong with discussing this. .... It's not like there's not a limit on how many books you can check out; it's still 10 to 14 no matter how many people sharing an account.
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Yes, BUT: there IS a limit on how many copies of an e-book are available at MY library (or anyone else's). So when I pay my (exorbitant) NYC taxes and support the NYPL, and then someone else "borrows" a friend's/relative's card and checks out books that I want to read but aren't available, then yes, there IS a limit on availability and I DO have a problem with that. "Sharing" an account is not fair, and I'm sure it goes against library policies. The remote access to e-books makes ABUSE easier than when checking out books in person.
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Originally Posted by Lilly
Then you cannot download library books except if Overdrive is in your country then you can get a local library card if your library offers ebooks. It's not a Sony decision, US libraries are funded by tax payers so there could be no way they could offer access to people outside of the US.
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You do realize that this reasoning extends logically to conclude that US libraries are funded by LOCAL taxpayers, so if you don't have a LOCAL library card and aren't paying those taxes yourself, you shouldn't have borrowing privileges. Just as it's not OK for people outside the US to borrow from US libraries, it is also not OK for people outside a library's jurisdiction to borrow books, electronic or otherwise (unless they pay a proscribed fee).
People like me who use just our own local library are being cheated by people like you who check out certain books without having legitimate borrowing privileges. I've aready been on several wait lists for ebooks at the NYPL, and it looks like it will just get worse now.
I hope they institute an ISP geographic check for book borrowing in the near future. That would help.