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WSJ article: Local Public Library Tops Amazon
WSJ compares Kindle Unlimited, Scribd and Oyster to offerings against the public library offerings. Guess who wins?
Though you still have to deal with due dates, hold lists and occasionally clumsy software, libraries, at least for now, have one killer feature that the others don't: e-books you actually want to read.
I check out lots of ebooks and audiobooks from the library. Even though they are available for free, the library must purchase them. I found this comment interesting:
Publishers have come to see libraries not only as a source of income, but also as a marketing vehicle. Since the Internet has killed off so many bookstores, libraries have become de facto showrooms for discovering books.
Full article at
http://online.wsj.com/articles/why-the-public-library-beats-amazonfor-now-1407863714
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