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   edgeworth (edgeworth@sfba.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 13:45:08 JST edgeworth

   For several months I was annoyed that SFPL doesn’t seem to have Robert’s Rules of Order in ebook form and then today I realized it’s public domain.

   But then why doesn’t SFPL have dozens of ebook copies to lend?

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     Phil in SF (kingrat@sfba.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 13:45:07 JST Phil in SF

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     @edgeworth the name Robert's Rules is trademarked. I'm betting that scares off Overdrive.

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     edgeworth (edgeworth@sfba.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 23:43:31 JST edgeworth

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     • Phil in SF

     @kingrat Oh interesting, I didn't know about the trademark!

     Looks like the fee structure is different between Overdrive/Libby and Hoopla, so it doesn't make sense for the library to "stock" public domain books for Libby. Hoopla, though, has TONS of copies of the book!

     I guess this is partly why they use both services rather than only one