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What’s to keep services that supply digitized material from raising their rates once libraries has signed up?


Nothing. Digital is already more expensive because the digital publishers claim a physical book checked out x number of times needs replacing so if a digital book is checked out x number of times, the library is charged full price again. I rarely saw books checked out that many times to require a physically new copy due to wear and tear - libraries generally had staff that could repair the books.


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