In response to news about several libraries in the U.S. buying, or attempting to buy, ebooks on a pay-once-loan-in-perpetuity basis, and in response to three deals Smashwords inked with the Califa group, Douglas County, and The Internet Archive to sell ebooks in bulk, I wrote a critical review of the deals. Too long to post here; if interested see:
http://mademers.com/globalindieauthor...
Michelle