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'Twaddle': librarians respond to suggestion Amazon should replace libraries [View all]
'Twaddle': librarians respond to suggestion Amazon should replace libraries
Piece in Forbes magazine said libraries ‘don’t have the same value they used to’ and cost taxpayers too much
Kate Lyons
Sun 22 Jul 2018 23.38 EDT Last modified on Mon 23 Jul 2018 00.01 EDT
Librarians are in uproar after an article in Forbes magazine proposed replacing all public libraries in the US with Amazon bookstores.
Panos Mourdoukoutas, a professor of economics at LIU Post in New York, wrote for Forbes that libraries “don’t have the same value they used to” and should be replaced permanently by Amazon book shops.
“At the core, Amazon has provided something better than a local library without the tax fees. This is why Amazon should replace local libraries,” wrote Mourdoukouta. “The move would save taxpayers money and enhance the stockholder value of Amazon all in one fell swoop.”
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Piece in Forbes magazine said libraries ‘don’t have the same value they used to’ and cost taxpayers too much
Kate Lyons
Sun 22 Jul 2018 23.38 EDT Last modified on Mon 23 Jul 2018 00.01 EDT
Librarians are in uproar after an article in Forbes magazine proposed replacing all public libraries in the US with Amazon bookstores.
Panos Mourdoukoutas, a professor of economics at LIU Post in New York, wrote for Forbes that libraries “don’t have the same value they used to” and should be replaced permanently by Amazon book shops.
“At the core, Amazon has provided something better than a local library without the tax fees. This is why Amazon should replace local libraries,” wrote Mourdoukouta. “The move would save taxpayers money and enhance the stockholder value of Amazon all in one fell swoop.”
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More at link.
Forbes article:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2018/07/21/amazon-should-replace-local-libraries-to-save-taxpayers-money/#3875fe2960a8
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