I find it ridiculous how public libraries have to get into the eBook game because of IP laws: They can’t just make the book available to read on their website, so you have to enter your library credentials to “lend out” the eBook for a period of four weeks. There has to be a special protection so that you can’t copy the eBook and you can’t access it after the period expires. During that period, nobody else may access the content, even if they are logged in from a computer at that library; the eBook has to be listed as “not available” like a physical book would.
I find it ridiculous how public libraries have to get into the eBook game because of IP laws: They can’t just make the book available to read on their website, so you have to enter your library credentials to “lend out” the eBook for a period of four weeks. There has to be a special protection so that you can’t copy the eBook and you can’t access it after the period expires. During that period, nobody else may access the content, even if they are logged in from a computer at that library; the eBook has to be listed as “not available” like a physical book would.
Capitalism encouraging very rational and grounded stuff as usual