"Libraries usually pay more than $65 for a two-year license on an e-book, which the average American would pay $12.99 for, and upwards of $100 for e-audiobooks. A print book that costs libraries less than $15 can be loaned out until it falls apart."
This is fascinating and also terrifying considering I see more and more people ONLY going to the library for e-books (myself included, I haven't gone to the library for a physical book in a couple years). How does this get justified?
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/05/25/denver-library-ebooks-audiobooks/
#reading #libraries #ebooks
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