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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi Librarian!

I'm late to this thread but you have been extremely helpful to me because I so far, dislike Libby.

I'm curious if you have any insight about the purchasing process for recommendations (or maybe you can just share what you're library does.) For example, if a library already owns an ebook for a title and the audio book is recommended, why would a library not purchase it? What are the general parameters for purchasing a recommended book? Like an earlier poster, I will often recommend books not yet released in the hope I am the first one to borrow. Some get bought, some don't - is there any particular reason why?[/quote]

Librarian back again. Thanks for the ❤️, y’all.  I hope your Libby adjustment is going well!

E-books and e-audio can be pretty expensive. Just like with any budget-limited resource, they’ll consider how much use they expect it to get. Most selectors take patron requests pretty seriously, but they also try hard to be good stewards of public funds. If similar material - the print and ebook versions of that particular book, or existing audio by that author, or other audio works in that genre - don’t circulate well, they might choose not to buy it. Or if the request is made by a reciprocal card-holder but not a resident of their system. [/quote]

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