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		m3talridl3y on April 8, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oyster is launching an e-book store What do you mean by limit? Shelf space?

Thrymr on April 8, 2015 [–]

The libraries have a license for a particular number of copies of each title that can be checked out at one time. They pay for this license, at high rates for popular books (more than hardcovers).

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