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minus-squareAkrenion@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThey became community hubs that offer more than just books. Even ebooks albeit that being weirdly capped by publishers as well. They do much more than public opinion would make you believe.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoTrue, but that doesn’t change the fact that specific books can be hard to find. Libraries are great, but they don’t solve the problem IA solves.
minus-squareAkrenion@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWe got a nationwide network of specific books. You can order books to your local library if you are a little patient. They might not have a lot of selfpublished books but that is a problem of scale and negotiating power of publishers.
They became community hubs that offer more than just books. Even ebooks albeit that being weirdly capped by publishers as well.
They do much more than public opinion would make you believe.
True, but that doesn’t change the fact that specific books can be hard to find. Libraries are great, but they don’t solve the problem IA solves.
We got a nationwide network of specific books. You can order books to your local library if you are a little patient. They might not have a lot of selfpublished books but that is a problem of scale and negotiating power of publishers.