The economic impact of e-lending in public libraries on the consumer book market

On behalf of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), DIW Econ analysed the economic effects of e-lending on the German public book market. In its coalition agreement, the German government set itself the goal of creating a fair framework for e-book lending in libraries. The study now presented by DIW Econ aims to provide a comprehensive empirical basis for this.

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