The parent comment was in regard to Inter-Library Loans.  But even if loans weren&#x27;t available in the country I wouldn&#x27;t assume all books would be purchased by individuals.  For example donations, etc.  According to the article the academic who writes the books doesn&#x27;t have a say as to how many are printed or where they get distributed.<p>And can&#x27;t purchase extras if they wanted to give some away to people who they might want to collaborate with, etc.