E-Books Can Subvert Book Bans, But Corporate Profit-Seeking Stands in the Way Exorbitant costs and restrictive licenses are obstructing libraries’ efforts to resist book bans via access to e-books. “The ultimate aim is to try to get five or six state laws passed, and then hope that the federal government says, ‘Okay, this is a mess. We’ve been kicking the can down the road for 30 years on this dig