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Re:Libraries struggle to afford e-books, seek new laws in fi... by thfuran on Saturday March 16, 2024 @12:15PM (#39727138)
>Their e-book service isn't that compelling.

My county library system has about 100k ebook titles and another 30k audiobooks. I've probably read or listened to well over a hundred library books since the last time I actually went to the library.

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Re:Libraries struggle to afford e-books, seek new laws in fi... by ghaff on Saturday March 16, 2024 @12:27PM (#39727226)
Maybe I should look again. It wasn't that interesting last time I looked. But that was quite a while ago. It's just a small town library but I assume they use one of the regular services.

ADDED: Indeed. They use the rebranded Overdrive (Libby). Last time I looked at (maybe) Overdrive ages ago it seemed to be highly populated with things like self-help books. Looks useful.

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