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

submitted 3 days 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 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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 3 days ago

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