"Don't use Libby because it costs libraries too much, pirate instead" is such a weird, anti-patron, anti-author take that somehow manages to also be anti-library, in my professional librarian-ass opinion.
It's well documented that pirating books negatively affects authors directly* in a way that pirating movies or TV shows doesn't affect actors or writers, so I will likely always be anti-book piracy unless there's absolutely, positively no other option (i.e. the book simply doesn't exist outside of online archives at all, or in a particular language).
Also, yeah, Libby and Hoopla licenses are really expensive, but libraries buy them SO THAT PATRONS CAN USE THEM. If you're gonna be pissed at anybody about this shitty state of affairs, be pissed at publishing companies and continue to use Libby or Hoopla at your library so we can continue to justify having it to our funding bodies.
One of the best ways to support your library having services you like is to USE THOSE SERVICES. Yes, even if they are expensive.
*Yes, this is a blog post, but it's a blog post filled with links to news articles. If you can click one link, you can click another.
I think that within hours misha collins is going to say on Twitter that he is straight and very sorry about it but will also simultaneously like and make cryptic comments on dozens of tweets about him being bi because he’s gotten addicted to the rush of queerbaiting over the last 12 years
I can't believe how everyone is falling for what Islamic republic is doing.
Did you forget Mahsa Amini? Or all the people who died in the protests?
And now you're cheering Islamic republic on? You're complimenting them and supporting them?
Well, as an Iranian, let me tell you something. We don't want a war to start. We're already miserable enough as it is.
Don't you dare forget Mahsa Amini. Don't you dare forget what Islamic republic is. Don't you dare compliment them when they killed and tortured and abused my people.
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