i've mentioned this outrage before, but libraries (and taxpayers) are being robbed by publishers... here's a blog post by a librarian:
http://cdstacked.blogspot.com/2011/10/library-journalschool-library-journal.... here's a publisher with a "list price" of $35 for an e-book. that's pretty bad, a sign of a publisher that doesn't get it... but hey!, amazon offers it at a "bargain" price of just $24. and you can get it even cheaper at the sony store, for $19. yep, $19 (or more) for a file that costs 0 cents to reproduce. that makes a lot of sense, yes it does, a whole lot of sense... but just be glad that you ain't a library, little miss sunshine. because if you were, this same e-book would cost you $105. no, that's not a typo. one hundred and five dollars, american. remember this tidbit the next time you hear publishers whine. -bowerbird