Comments on: Save your libraries on February 5th https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2011/01/save-your-libraries-on-february-5th.html What's happening to your library? Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Ian Anstice https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2011/01/save-your-libraries-on-february-5th.html#comment-66 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:48:35 +0000 http://83.170.89.36/~publicli/2011/01/save-your-libraries-on-february-5th.html#comment-66 True for one, but not 8 or 10 for one’s child or for a family. Also, with the demise of bookshops, libraries are often the only place where one peruse a wide selection of books.

We could be in a position in the near future where Amazon have a virtual monopoloy on book sales. A monopoly on anything is not good, least of all on books.

]]> By: Sarah https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2011/01/save-your-libraries-on-february-5th.html#comment-65 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:48:44 +0000 http://83.170.89.36/~publicli/2011/01/save-your-libraries-on-february-5th.html#comment-65 In many towns, thanks to local councils, it’s cheaper to buy a discounted book on Amazon than it is to park in a town centre to go to the library.

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