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NYPL stopped offering Kanopy a couple of years back > As of July 1, 2019, The New York Public Library will no longer offer cardholders free access to video str
by jnsie 4y ago
NYPL stopped offering Kanopy a couple of years back
> As of July 1, 2019, The New York Public Library will no longer offer cardholders free access to video streaming platform Kanopy. The Library made this decision after a careful and thorough examination of its streaming offerings and priorities. We believe the cost of Kanopy makes it unsustainable for the Library, and that our resources are better utilized purchasing more in-demand collections such as books and e-books.
https://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/june-24-2019/statement-about-kanopy https://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/june-24-2019/statem...
- dhosek 4y agoAt the time this was done, the Kanopy model was that when you watched a movie, if you were the first one to watch it from your library, it would trigger an expensive purchase ($80–100, as I recall) after which subsequent viewings would be free. This led to unpredictable costs to the library. I think that they’ve since moved to a pay per view model line Hoopla uses which is why movies will sometimes disappear from the service.