Comments on: Not-So-Balanced Libraries http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2008/05/28/not-so-balanced-libraries/ The Blog Of An Open Source Librarian, In Which There Is No Shushing Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:32:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: SemiConscious Dot Org » Blog Archive » Library 1.87 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2008/05/28/not-so-balanced-libraries/#comment-81266 SemiConscious Dot Org » Blog Archive » Library 1.87 Thu, 29 May 2008 23:28:00 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2008/05/28/not-so-balanced-libraries/#comment-81266 [...] Writing a book about the future of libraries (you know, those places where they lend books to people)... and then charging twenty dollars to download it. [...] […] Writing a book about the future of libraries (you know, those places where they lend books to people)… and then charging twenty dollars to download it. […]

]]> By: Aaron http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2008/05/28/not-so-balanced-libraries/#comment-81265 Aaron Thu, 29 May 2008 23:11:45 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2008/05/28/not-so-balanced-libraries/#comment-81265 Wow. Just...wow. Not only is $20 an insane amount of money to charge for a download, but if you figure in the cost of of printer cartridges and paper to print out 252 pages, it's actually <i>more expensive than the paperback version.</i> I'll be referring to this phenomenon as "Library 1.87" from now on...* *The term "Library 1.87," which I just made up three seconds ago, is now a trademarked copyright of Semiconcious Dot Org Industries, Inc. I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you for $20 for the rights to display it on your blog. Wow. Just…wow.

Not only is $20 an insane amount of money to charge for a download, but if you figure in the cost of of printer cartridges and paper to print out 252 pages, it’s actually more expensive than the paperback version.

I’ll be referring to this phenomenon as “Library 1.87″ from now on…*

*The term “Library 1.87,” which I just made up three seconds ago, is now a trademarked copyright of Semiconcious Dot Org Industries, Inc. I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you for $20 for the rights to display it on your blog.

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