On Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:07:58 +1100, Master Bruce
> wrote:

>On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 11:03:02 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 01 Jan 2021 04:58:12 +1100, Master Bruce wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:46:42 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:30:14 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2020-12-31 4:52 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 4:18:40 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> That looks like a lot of work, but it is a good idea. I confess that I
>>>>>>> like to have a look inside the book, first to see if it catches my
>>>>>>> interest. Nope... that is second, First is to make sure that it has
>>>>>>> large enough print that I can read it. Some of them have such small
>>>>>>> print that my eyes have trouble.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Get an e-reader. You can make the print pretty much as big as you want
>>>>>> it. Your library probably has e-books you can borrow.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I was looking at them online last night. I can get ebooks from the
>>>>> library. I am curious about the rationale behind libraries only being
>>>>> able to loan out a limited number of copies at a time.
>>>>
>>>>The libraries have a limited number of licences from the publishers.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't have a problem with renewals now. Since materials sit in
>>>>> quarantine for four days they are not fining people for late materials.
>>>>> I expect that if you had an ebook on loan it would be deleted at the
>>>>> end of the loan period.
>>>>
>>>>Yes, that's what happens.
>>>>Incidentally, if you decide to get an e-reader, only KOBO can access
>>>>Canadian public libraries.
>>>
>>> Canada.
>>
>>Your point being?
>
>Why use such a limited system?

Ah, I know why!
"Kobo Inc., a Canadian company, a subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce
conglomerate Rakuten, that sells e-books and markets Kobo eReader
hardware and software "
(wiki)