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by 6figurelenins 1361 days ago
> In America, libraries do not pay annual licensing fees for books.

We're talking e-books ("concurrent check out"), and they certainly do.

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/sta...

> While consumers paid $12.99 for a digital version, the same book cost libraries roughly $52 for two years, and almost $520 for 20 years.