So, this is a thing that happens. A major publisher declined to sell books to our state library's consortium at the consortium level. This is a publisher with probably THE most popular adult fiction author. (1/x) #LibraryLife #EBooks #Books
They just... won't sell us their books. (2/x)
Individual libraries can still purchase their books and share them. But buying multiple copies is beyond the budget of many libraries. Meaning there will be gazillions of holds on their books and our state library can do nothing to help us fill them. (3/x)
The pub is hoping that people will get sick of waiting and go buy their own copy (I guess?). (4/x)
Keep in mind that this publisher (and pretty much all publishers now) don't actually SELL e-books to libraries. We lease them. If we want to keep them in our collection, we have to pay for them every year or two. At prices that are at least double what we pay for print. (5/x)
Often library e-book prices are 4-5 times what we pay for print and many times more than what retailers charge individuals. So, libraries are trying to provide access. But publishers aren't making it easy for us. (6/x)
And, like, that's fine, I guess. But what about the future when everything is digital? If you don't have the money to purchase *everything* you read, pay attention to this. Because it is scary. What happens when knowledge only comes to those who can afford it? (7/7)
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