Totally non sims and I’m sorry if I annoy anyone so I’ll hide this
probablyvery long text post under a read more.
(reblog because I can’t write as much in answer mode)
Some libraries are for free- usually the ones that are under the churchs’ sponsorship. But still you got a point there, they don’t provide every book and the big ones usually charge a fee. The growing expenses for books are alarming, it’s even worse when there’s only one publisher whose publishing the book- which isn’t normal for books still under the copyright law. And if you need one book for school and it’s on the curriculum, they are free to charge (sure, there is the “Buchpreisbindung”, but they can work around this- company and book store wise. And the “brouchiert” thing is getting worse and worse. Personally, I think the rate at which the books start costing more and more is alarming. Sure, everything is inflation-linked, but it’s happening so damn fast. I was lucky that my parents bought me books when I was younger (I got 1,20€ every week until I was 11), but you’re completly right. It’s just not affordable for everyone…
aondaneedles 