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.
And yet if they don’t they risk becoming irrelevant.
Fucking supreme Court’s ruling against the internet archive was the worst attack against libraries in history.
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.
And yet if they don’t they risk becoming irrelevant.