Out of curiosity, can you provide some examples of these books which are artificially expensive, popular in libraries, but not for sale commercially?
> Also, publishers often lobby the municipality politicians who set the overall guidelines for their local libraries to make sure their books are represented.
Politicians are supposed to set the overall guidelines but not to decide what individial books libraries purchase. Do you have examples where politicians pressure or force libraries to buy specific books?
> Also, publishers often lobby the municipality politicians who set the overall guidelines for their local libraries to make sure their books are represented.
Politicians are supposed to set the overall guidelines but not to decide what individial books libraries purchase. Do you have examples where politicians pressure or force libraries to buy specific books?