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<뉴욕타임스> 2011년 2월 27일자 기사

A Limit on Lending E-Books

-Until now, libraries that have paid for the privilege of making a publisher’s e-books available for borrowing have typically been granted the right to lend an e-book — say, the latest John Grisham thriller — an unlimited number of times. Like print books, e-books in libraries are lent to one person at a time, often for two weeks. Then the book automatically expires from the borrower’s account.
-HarperCollins said on Friday that it had changed its mind. Beginning March 7, its books may be checked out only 26 times before the license expires.
-While hundreds of publishers make their e-books available to libraries, at least two major publishers, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan, do not.

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-26 times is not very much for popular books at libraries. Libraries help create readers, which publishers could show some gratitude for. Also we recommend books, talk about books, encourage reading.

-Is HarperCollins also planning to say that a physical book may only be lent 26 times before a new book must be purchased?