The surprising economics of digital lending - NPR

Panzer found an interesting The Indicator episode online at the NPR site.

 

Now for a little nap.

The episode begins with information about libraries and the cost to them of digital lending. It then transitions to a discussion of the copyright infringement case against the Internet Archive (IA). Then it ends with a discussion of libraries' interest in the case.The free episode is nine minutes long.

To listen to the episode click the 9-Minute Listen banner at the top.

 

If you don't want to listen to the episode, there's a transcript included at the site.

 

To listen to the audio version or read the transcript tootle over to Libraries and IA