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Originally Posted by advocate2
If prices do rise greatly, are consumers likely to demand more ebooks from their public libraries? Will consumers shift EReader buying habits to those readers that access public libraries? Could this and the introduction of the Ipad cause Amazon to allow the Kindles to access public library ebooks? A yes answer to any of these questions seems to me to be a great silver lining to the current chaos.
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No. This short-sighted short-term-is-more-important-than-long-term-strategies thinking will most likely push ever greater numbers of readers into searching the darknet. And I for one applaud that consequence of the publishers actions.
Derek