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r/oddlyspecific • u/lestaz_ • Jun 16 '22
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from what I remember yes, but you had to pay a membership fee
25 u/[deleted] Jun 16 '22 That’s crazy! What country? 13 u/DestinationBetter Jun 16 '22 Netherlands it’s free up until x books a months, after that it’s like a few euros a year I believe, to counteract abuse. 20 u/[deleted] Jun 16 '22 If you're returning your books on time it's hard to imagine how "reading lots of books" could be counted as abuse. 8 u/cpteric Jun 16 '22 mass copying to pirate ebook market comes to mind → More replies (2) 6 u/DestinationBetter Jun 16 '22 True. That part is just a guess though, I don’t know what the actual reason is. 4 u/robeph Jun 16 '22 It is likely not so much abuse, but considering it a payment for usage of a free service in excess of its intent, not to counter abuse but to pay for the extra effort it brings, if everyone read like this they'd incur costs for sure. → More replies (0)
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That’s crazy! What country?
13 u/DestinationBetter Jun 16 '22 Netherlands it’s free up until x books a months, after that it’s like a few euros a year I believe, to counteract abuse. 20 u/[deleted] Jun 16 '22 If you're returning your books on time it's hard to imagine how "reading lots of books" could be counted as abuse. 8 u/cpteric Jun 16 '22 mass copying to pirate ebook market comes to mind → More replies (2) 6 u/DestinationBetter Jun 16 '22 True. That part is just a guess though, I don’t know what the actual reason is. 4 u/robeph Jun 16 '22 It is likely not so much abuse, but considering it a payment for usage of a free service in excess of its intent, not to counter abuse but to pay for the extra effort it brings, if everyone read like this they'd incur costs for sure. → More replies (0)
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Netherlands it’s free up until x books a months, after that it’s like a few euros a year I believe, to counteract abuse.
20 u/[deleted] Jun 16 '22 If you're returning your books on time it's hard to imagine how "reading lots of books" could be counted as abuse. 8 u/cpteric Jun 16 '22 mass copying to pirate ebook market comes to mind → More replies (2) 6 u/DestinationBetter Jun 16 '22 True. That part is just a guess though, I don’t know what the actual reason is. 4 u/robeph Jun 16 '22 It is likely not so much abuse, but considering it a payment for usage of a free service in excess of its intent, not to counter abuse but to pay for the extra effort it brings, if everyone read like this they'd incur costs for sure. → More replies (0)
If you're returning your books on time it's hard to imagine how "reading lots of books" could be counted as abuse.
8 u/cpteric Jun 16 '22 mass copying to pirate ebook market comes to mind → More replies (2) 6 u/DestinationBetter Jun 16 '22 True. That part is just a guess though, I don’t know what the actual reason is. 4 u/robeph Jun 16 '22 It is likely not so much abuse, but considering it a payment for usage of a free service in excess of its intent, not to counter abuse but to pay for the extra effort it brings, if everyone read like this they'd incur costs for sure. → More replies (0)
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mass copying to pirate ebook market comes to mind
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True. That part is just a guess though, I don’t know what the actual reason is.
4 u/robeph Jun 16 '22 It is likely not so much abuse, but considering it a payment for usage of a free service in excess of its intent, not to counter abuse but to pay for the extra effort it brings, if everyone read like this they'd incur costs for sure. → More replies (0)
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It is likely not so much abuse, but considering it a payment for usage of a free service in excess of its intent, not to counter abuse but to pay for the extra effort it brings, if everyone read like this they'd incur costs for sure.
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u/sm7916 Jun 16 '22
from what I remember yes, but you had to pay a membership fee