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In most libraries I know that is pretty standard. They get a lot of donated books and any review of many books from before the internet are no longer obtainable. Indies pretty much fit this category, rather than presenting a new or unique problem. |
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Random House has around 17% market share (based on sales revenues). The "Big Six" have about 57% of market share, so libraries could easily go to other publishers -- if those publishers offer ebooks people want and have a library arrangement. Quote:
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Seriously, any system that could notify every US citizen of a private issue like this would be abused six ways to Sunday and get summarily ignored. The people who are interested in this issue will be better served with a more targeted plan, which I suspect orgs like the ALA are already prepping. |
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A library could lend it to hundreds of patrons as well. Average loan period being three weeks, library turn around time about 3 days, time for next hold to pick up book after notification 2-3 days, factoring in early returns and overdue average time borrowed at 3-4 weeks a book. About 12-17 times annually. Assuming hundreds of times means in excess of 200 than if 20 times a year that the book can be borrowed it will take 10 years. At 12 times it would take 16+ years. Factoring in never returned books , wear and tear and declining popularity of the book it could take much longer. Of course a private owner can lend the book out for an undetermined time or 20 minutes a time so this is kind of apples and oranges. Helen Last edited by speakingtohe; 03-08-2012 at 05:31 PM. |
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Ebook pricing for libraries actually made my local news this evening: http://www.newschannel5.com/story/17...cost-of-ebooks
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The points you make above are actually one of the reasons I buy printed books more than e-books, despite loving my e-reader. It's because I can do whatever I want with the book when I am done. Just so much more legal mileage. And I have gotten so tired of the overexaggerated fragility of books - There are books at our local library that had already been there for decades before I started using that library and are still, the same identifiable copy, being used 16 years later. Last edited by spindlegirl; 03-09-2012 at 08:06 AM. |
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This. Say what you will about "BIll and Ted's excellent adventure" being mindless fluff for the masses, but my daughter became obsessed with learning about Joan of Arc, the Mongols and China, Billy the Kid, and many other of the people Keanu Reeves travels through time to "collect" for his history report.
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If I'm a house painter and I incur travel expenses, research costs, or require equipment specifically for my business, I can deduct those from my taxes in the year they were incurred. Hobbyists -- iirc, those who earn less than $500 in sales, or have not lost money on their sole proprietorship for 3 years in a row -- do not get those tax breaks. Hobbyists are also entitled to the exact same copyright protections as professional authors. So yes, authors are paying taxes just like everyone else. |
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