Comment Comment by rahimnathwani AFAICT, publishers don't donate books to public libraries. Those public libraries use our taxes to buy books.So if books are expensive then our taxes buy fewer books.San Francisco public libraries spend $200m per year, of which 15% is spent on 'collections', including books, ebooks, magazines etc.That's $35 per resident. The denominator includes newborns, infants and others that can't read or don't like to read. parent rahimnathwani 6 months ago
So if books are expensive then our taxes buy fewer books.
San Francisco public libraries spend $200m per year, of which 15% is spent on 'collections', including books, ebooks, magazines etc.
That's $35 per resident. The denominator includes newborns, infants and others that can't read or don't like to read.