Written by Robert Roose, Support Services Director at Spokane Public Library

  • hobovision@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Tldr: Publishers charge libraries more for ebooks and audiobooks than paper copies, and require annual license renewals. The Spokane library spends 1/3 of their annual budget on digital licensing.

    • Hawke
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      1 year ago

      And yet if they don’t they risk becoming irrelevant.