There is an easy solution to this problem. All libraries that are closed world wide report which books they have available at the moment to the Internet archive

There is an easy solution to this problem. All libraries that are closed world wide report which books they have available at the moment to the Internet archive who then lends it out digitally. Then every lend is backed by a physical copy. I bet the usual suspects would still complain. It is very hard to feel for publishers if one looks at all the shenanigans they do around eBook lending. Libraries tend to pay significantly more than other bulk buyers for the same books and there is a limited number of "lends" on the books for example. https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/here-is-a-breakdown-of-how-much-libraries-pay-for-ebooks-from-publishers https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/here-is-a-breakdown...