I'd be curious what the rationale is for publishers charging libraries more for digital copies than they do for print.
this post was submitted on 23 Apr 2024
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Shitty to see publishers price gouging, but not unexpected in a capitalist hellscape.
Seriously. They are charging more for an ebook than an audiobook. That is batshit.
I wonder how much it affects libraries that I can also walk a block in any direction and find a Little Free Library in one of my neighbor’s front yards. These certainly don’t replace the need for libraries, but I’d also have to pass up a lot of free books on my way to the library if I ever ran out of reading material.
Honestly, I doubt those affect things very much. I think I have seen decent stuff maybe once or if every 20 times I walk by a little free library. I am generally looking for a specific book when going to the library or getting an ebook from there.