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(via Reddit which has some good discussion about this magical, mystical place the person is seeking)
"Is there any kind of like…video rental store but for books?"
- Jason
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About Head Tale
I started this blog in 2006 when I was doing my Master of Library Science degree at the University of Western Ontario.
About Head Tale
I started this blog in 2006 when I was doing my Master of Library Science degree at the University of Western Ontario.
6,921 posts and 3,356 comments since 2006.
Comments 2
ha! that one made my night. 🙂
The funniest/scariest part is that I've had a site called BookSwim bookmarked before I ever saw this, waiting for an appropriate time to let it loose on the blog. Now is as good of time as any – just think, $23.95/month for their most popular “Pick 5” plan. What a wicked deal!
Seriously though, the fact that this service even exists does say something about people's expectations in an instant-gratification culture and the fact that public libraries aren't always able to meet those needs. In my system, we've recently decided to dedicate a part of our collection budget towards renting high-demand popular titles to reduce the holds lists for instance. So instead of being #70 on the wait list for the new Danielle Steele, someone will be #10 for one of the seven extra copies we get.
It'll be interesting to see how that goes…