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The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries (open.substack.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social to c/books@lemmy.ml
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Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry

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[–] Neuron@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

This is a huge bummer. I wonder if maybe a consortium of some of the biggest library systems in the country could band together and make a platform that they control to use instead. It seems like libby/overdrive is only going to keep getting worse and more predatory.

Something has to be done to regulate these leveraged buyouts too. Providing no real value and then just vandalizing and destroying companies.