Digital reading soars in Seattle, creating problems for local libraries [KUOW]
Digital reading soars in Seattle, creating problems for local libraries [KUOW]
The Seattle region loves to read.
I'd be curious what the rationale is for publishers charging libraries more for digital copies than they do for print.
Because they can.
Great to see we have so many readers in our area.
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.