The e-book service is shared across the entire county, with the budget allocated collectively for all of Värmland, officials said. This shared nature means it does not matter where a borrower lives or which library they borrow from regarding e-book availability. However, if e-books run out in Karlstad, they are also unavailable in Storfors, Munkfors, and other locations, according to officials.
According to SVT Värmland, Petter Engelbertsson described that every time someone borrows an e-book, it means a cost for the libraries. The total e-book budget for Värmland libraries and how many titles are available in the shared service have not been disclosed. According to SVT Värmland, Petter Engelbertsson described that one can hope, if the trend continues, that they can get more funds so that they can lend out more e-books in the future, though who determines the allocation of funds and any specific plans to increase the budget remain unclear.
Every time someone borrows an e-book, it means a cost for us.
One can hope, if the trend continues, that we can get more funds so that we can lend out more e-books in the future.