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Panos Mourdoukoutas

@PMourdoukoutas

Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money via

forbes.com/sites/panosmou

1:00 PM · Jul 21, 2018

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Fun fact about getting books from Amazon: You have to pay money for them. Anyway, I'm off to pick up my library holds.

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Panos Mourdoukoutas

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But you don't have to pay taxes!

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So wait, your entire argument for free library borrowing services no longer being necessary is that “technology has turned physical books into collector’s items”?

TL:DR - nawww... But if you want a lot more reasons, and maybe some basic economic reasons why this is a terrible idea, here you go. medium.com/@EveryLibrary/

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Out of all things that could save tax payers money

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I can't love this tweet. No. Just HELL NO!! #booklovers #bibliophile #LibrariesRock

Wheels of The System

@WheelsofTheSyst

No, Thank you! Keep Local #Libraries!! We can all buy what we want from #Amazon....

Charlotte Stokely

No. Libraries stay!

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“From Hotwife To Healer

Not everyone wants to read on a tablet or electronic device. Nor can everyone afford one. I enjoy reading normal books

Soooo what happened to the article link?