The True Cost of eBooks and Audiobooks for Libraries (www.spokanelibrary.org)

submitted 7 months ago by zhenbo_endle@lemmy.ca to c/libraries@literature.cafe

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

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[-] hobovision@mander.xyz 26 points 7 months 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@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

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

[-] dotslashme@infosec.pub 5 points 7 months ago

TIL, thanks for sharing this!

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