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Call it a repository if you want to.

Artificially imposing a limitation doesn’t seem like a great thing to do.

If there is no limitation, why would anyone pay for the ebook though when they can just get it for free from the library indefinitely? I just don't get how this works from the authors side, are they supposed to just give away their book to everyone for free? Or is the idea that the library compensates them enough to cover the costs of them writing the book.

The library could have a monthly fee.

The library could charge per download.

There could be be ads, though that seems distasteful.

None of these require making an ebook available for a limited amount of time.

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