notabot-i-promise t1_jdfbe3q wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:51 PM

This is a good blog post by a librarian on this topic.

minimalist_coach t1_jdfvb7z wrote on March 24, 2023 at 2:16 AM

>blog post by a librarian

Great post, thank you for sharing.

Isatis_tinctoria OP t1_jdfbi2b wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:52 PM

Thank you!

HammerOvGrendel t1_jdfvgri wrote on March 24, 2023 at 2:17 AM

Wait till you see how much academic Ebooks cost

2D617 t1_jdgjgio wrote on March 24, 2023 at 6:10 AM

Thanks for posting this. It's an eye-opener.

RohanDavidson t1_jdguxpe wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:52 AM

Good read, interesting stuff. Thank you for posting.

Laura9624 t1_jdj0cvx wrote on March 24, 2023 at 7:02 PM

Interesting. But a few things not mentioned. Some physical books stay on the shelves for years but likely just one copy after a time. Physical books get damaged so there are likely limited checkouts, especially on very popular books. How long? It depends. The quality of binding which can also mean more expensive I'd guess. It could be one checkout or 20. Most people are likely careful with library books but there are certainly those who are not. Those have to be taken out of circulation. Most very popular books have a shorter life. So there are advantages to ebooks. They never get damaged. And it can be decided they don't need 6 licenses anymore. And the budget as many have said. My library encourages ebooks and Libby. People are reading.

Also don't think publishers hate libraries. I think its difficult to figure out fair use. Its still very new.