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Originally Posted by Fbone
Physical book's cost is in space often in short supply at libraries.
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This is true, but at least there isn't a licensing cost to pay over and over again. It makes it likely that a library will keep at least one copy... or if they don't, someone in their intra-library loan network will.
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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
And also in wearing out. I remember it was mentioned somewhere that on average a pbook has to be replaced after 26 borrows due to too much wear and tear.
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No, that's what some publishers have decided is the lifetime of a physical book at a library.
There is an informative and entertaining video by a couple of librarians on the topic.