And meantime, book-lending from UK libraries has fallen by forty percent over the past decade alone.

而同时从英国的图书馆中借出的书单单过去十年就下降了40%。

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Its capital position must remain strong: capable of at least maintaining its lending book, absorbing shocks, and commanding enough confidence to allow borrowing without state guarantees.

那便是它的资本状况务必尚需雄厚：至少有能力维持放贷、缓解冲击及有足够的信心无需国家担保获得借款。

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I've waited for a big digital book lending push like this, but it also got me thinking about what the program signifies.

这类大规模的数字图书借阅开拓项目我已经等了很久，但它也让我开始思索：这种项目究竟意味着什么。

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But evidence indicates that publishers may not have much to fear from library e-book lending -- just like they haven't been hurt by library lending of print editions of current bestsellers.

CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?

Publishers have largely resisted e-book library lending because they're concerned it might undermine their own e-book sales.

CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?

Major publishers are taking wildly different approaches to resolving the woes surrounding e-book lending at libraries: they're experimenting with both the short-yet-cheap subscription as well as an expensive option to pay only once for perpetual use.

ENGADGET: Macmillan tests selling e-books to libraries in two-year stretches