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"The modestly funded West Haven Library has spent more than $12,000 over the last three years to lease just 276 additional digital titles beyond what patrons can access through a consortium of public libraries. Eighty-four of those books are no longer available. If that same amount had been spent on paper books, it would have covered about 800 titles."

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Instructions for using Libby, a free app for e-books, digital audiobooks and magazines is on display at the Windsor Public Library in Windsor, Conn., Feb. 1, 2024. Libraries have been grappling with soaring costs of digital titles, both e-books and audio books, that libraries typically lease from publishers for a year or two, with limited usage. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
AP News · Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books and seek new state laws in fight with publishersBy SUSAN HAIGH
Mar 12, 2024, 11:44 PM·Public·Web
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