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> Basically priming a generation against libraries. You have left off the abusive terms under which the ebooks are leased to the libraries.
by fn-mote 1y ago
> Basically priming a generation against libraries.
You have left off the abusive terms under which the ebooks are leased to the libraries.
- breakingcups 1y ago$550 for perpetual access to 1 copy which may only be lent to 1 person at a time.. Yep, abusive.
- xp84 1y agoIt's even more gross in my brief research - some publishers will sell a non-perpetual license for about 3-4x what a physical book costs libraries, and that license dies after 2 years or 26 loans, whatever comes first: https://pressbooks.openeducationalberta.ca/ciicm/chapter/public-library-ebook-loan-limitations-and-licensing-agreements/ https://pressbooks.openeducationalberta.ca/ciicm/chapter/pub... The above source fits with what ChatGPT told me (the chatgpt info is otherwise unverified): https://chatgpt.com/share/682cffab-65b4-8002-8561-1b5842dc25d7 https://chatgpt.com/share/682cffab-65b4-8002-8561-1b5842dc25...