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0 pointsbawolff3y ago0 comments

If you break a book at the library, you usually have to pay for its replacement.

Sure there is some normal wear and tear that isnt "breaking the book", but if you browse through your library you will find lots of books that were purchased 20-40 years ago that are still in good shape. I don't really think normal wear and tear is very significant.

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11235813213y ago

Still, you now understand the publishers’ logic. The publisher doesn’t care who buys the replacement, only that they get some revenue from it.

Libraries argue similarly that the wear-and-tear model is miscalibrated, but they are in a weak negotiating position.

bawolffOP3y ago

I mean, from where i'm sitting the logic is "how can we extract as much revenue as possible", with the wear and tear argument being post hoc justification.

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