Nor does that view generally represent reality. Quite a few libraries are fighting for digital version of books to be allowed for lending and the publishers ar

Nor does that view generally represent reality. Quite a few libraries are fighting for digital version of books to be allowed for lending and the publishers are pushing back. In some cases if a library has a digital copy they can only lend it out to a single person at at time, and are only allowed to purchase a single copy.