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> I doubt it’d have a material effect on production of new books. The fact I can just wait to checkout a lot of books I'd otherwise buy digitally massively cut
by vel0city 3y ago
> I doubt it’d have a material effect on production of new books.
The fact I can just wait to checkout a lot of books I'd otherwise buy digitally massively cuts back on me buying books in the end. I practically don't even subscribe to magazines anymore because it's so easy and free to just check them out on Libby. I just went on a long road trip and had tons of hours of audiobooks digitally delivered for zero cost up front.
Obviously I'm just N = 2 (my wife is the same) but I imagine some decent chunk of potential book sales are similar.
- Terr_ 3y agoIn addition to the not-buying part, there's also (A) where do I find room to store this and (B) who can I lend this to when I'm not using it and (C) how do I get it back when they're done, etc. Thankfully, the local library is a traditional American institution ready and capable of doing that for myself and others in my community.
- odysseus 3y ago> zero cost up front I guess it depends on when you pay your property tax bill (or when your landlord does). I know I pay over $200/year in taxes to the local library, so my family tries to make heavy use of the place.