Thank you for highlighting this topic. As someone who has been known to check out a book and not finish it in time, necessitating another hold, I was somewhat enraged and horrified to learn that this could be counting against a library quota. I'd heard of e-book rights being purchased for a limited time and for exorbitant prices, but never for a certain number of "check outs". I find these limitations to be counter-intuitive from a bottom line perspective. Readers are proselytizers. We love to recommend books, buy books, gift books, feel books in our hands (often). In this case, I feel that artificially limiting supply stifles and actively suppresses demand and potential eyes on the page/purchases. Access to my library's e-book has exposed me to countless new authors that I was able to take a chance on because I didn't have to commit disposable income to the endeavor. (Preaching to the choir here, probably). What an incredibly frustrating market decision. *throws up hands*
Thank you for highlighting this topic. As someone who has been known to check out a book and not finish it in time, necessitating another hold, I was somewhat enraged and horrified to learn that this could be counting against a library quota. I'd heard of e-book rights being purchased for a limited time and for exorbitant prices, but never for a certain number of "check outs". I find these limitations to be counter-intuitive from a bottom line perspective. Readers are proselytizers. We love to recommend books, buy books, gift books, feel books in our hands (often). In this case, I feel that artificially limiting supply stifles and actively suppresses demand and potential eyes on the page/purchases. Access to my library's e-book has exposed me to countless new authors that I was able to take a chance on because I didn't have to commit disposable income to the endeavor. (Preaching to the choir here, probably). What an incredibly frustrating market decision. *throws up hands*