What the hell is the point of archive.org's Borrowing Books feature? Why would you have to borrow something that can be infinitely replicated? Who are you borrowing it from if nobody gets paid for you to borrow it? What benefit does restricting how long you can borrow a digital file have?

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I ask because I've only ever downloaded books on public domain -- I haven't tried their "borrow"feature yet. So you can just read them on screen in real time? Bummer.

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