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3059463 No.3059463[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

>Limits on the checking out of library ebooks.

Explain the reasoning behind this.

>> No.3059469

Because people like me who don't like returning books

>> No.3059471

because they can't into the paradigm shift

>> No.3059472

>>3059469
>ebooks
But since downloading things off the internet also counts as stealing them, I think the libraries reasoning is very clear!

>> No.3059475

Wait, is it a time limit or a number of books checked out at once limit? Can you renew as long as you want? I would assume it's just the publisher forcing it on libraries to get people to buy books, but I don't know.

>> No.3059478

>>3059469
>implying you can "steal" an ebook

>>3059471
when?

>>3059472
The library in question is the Open Library, which makes it even worse.

>>3059475
it's an actual limit on how many digital copies that can be checked out

so if there's 1 ebook only 1 person can check out that ebook and no one else may have it

>> No.3059480

They're only licenced to have X amount of copies so it's just like any book. What you're looking for is to buy an ebook, even with those though there's sometimes a limit.

>> No.3059486

>>3059480
The book in question only has one ebook copy and it's from the Open Library

it's not even in print anymore so the price for a new one is ridiculously expensive (over $1000)

>> No.3059490

>>3059478
>when
maybe when the idea was first conceived of making an accurate digital version of an existing physical object

>> No.3059492

>>3059486

So rip the ebook and upload online to show those fucks whats what.

>> No.3059495

>>3059492
can't

it's checked out by another person

>> No.3059502

>>3059495

Well just be patient my son.
What book is it by the way?

>> No.3059505

>>3059502
Arty the Smarty

I wanted to get it for my nieces but I sure as hell ain't paying $40 for a beat up used copy with some other kid's name in it or $1100 for a new copy

>> No.3059513

>>3059505

I feel your pain bro.
I hate these kike-ass motherfucking booksellers jacking up the price of everything as soon as it goes out of print regardless of any actual demand so that the one person who is interested in the fucking book has to pay out the ass for it.

>> No.3059521

>>3059463
>borrowing e-books from libraries

You dun goof. Actually, when I first got my e-reader I borrowed e-books from the library, and then I learned about torrenting ebooks

>dat feel with 1000s free ebooks in my e-reader, including the best sellers
>any book I want, free.

What you need:

Torrent it
IRC it
Google'd it

Calibre to convert the book to your desired format: .mobi, .epub, etc

>> No.3059525

>>3059521

>any book I want

lel
I wish

>> No.3059526

>>3059513
I think my mom paid like 50 cents for it at a thrift store, it lasted in our family for over 30 years before it fell apart

>>3059521
it's a really rare book, as far as I know no one else has an ebook copy of it

>> No.3059528

>>3059525
Okay ... most books :)

>> No.3059559

http://thepiratebay.se/

here you go, you can mind most books here, limiting your need to go to the library

>> No.3059564

>>3059559
if undernet didn't have it the pirate bay definitely won't

>> No.3059586

I think I'm gonna send an email to Open Library asking where they got the rights to make an ebook copy because I can't find a single piece of information about the publisher (Wonder Books), I wonder how much it'd cost to buy the rights to a 60s children's book.

Some old bitch is probably holding onto to the rights and either doesn't care about the book or doesn't know that they're the rights holder.

>> No.3059733

>>3059505
I looked around a private tracker I'm at. No such luck. Sorry.

>> No.3059736

>>3059586
http://www.sundancepub.com/c/@hUttQ71hGH2BM/Pages/product.html?record@S3851 It looks like Sundance Publishing has at least bought the rights to the Wonder Books name.

>> No.3059738

>>3059586
>>3059505
http://archive.org/details/artysmarty00mcnu