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"After years of library membership declining and fears that the public no longer wanted to borrow books, some institutions are reporting a spike in interest since they started to offer e-books.

Only a handful of libraries have started to offer the service, but many in the library world are hopeful that the revolution in digital reading can help transform libraries' fortunes, and that the majority of libraries will soon offer downloads as a matter of course, alongside the latest Dan Brown paperback. " [UK focus]

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"After years of library membership declining and fears that the public no longer wanted to borrow books, some institutions are reporting a spike in interest since they started to offer e-books.

Only a handful of libraries have started to offer the service, but many in the library world are hopeful that the revolution in digital reading can help transform libraries' fortunes, and that the majority of libraries will soon offer downloads as a matter of course, alongside the latest Dan Brown paperback. " [UK focus] - Lisa Spiro

Tags: ebooks, future_library_services, ebook_readers

by: Lisa Spiro

E-Readers: The Future Of Libraries?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:48:06 -0000

Lots of ebook uptake in UK increasing library usage

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Lots of ebook uptake in UK increasing library usage - Lisa Spiro

Tags: ebooks, future_library_services, ebook_readers

by: Lisa Spiro

Netflix for Researchers - Deep Dyve Launches Rental Service for Research Articles - NYTimes.com

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:54:16 -0000

Tags: economics, access

by: Lisa Spiro

Sony’s New eBook Software Takes Aim at Kindle

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:07:02 -0000

Can read ebooks on desktop w/ sony

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Can read ebooks on desktop w/ sony - Lisa Spiro

Tags: ebook_readers

by: Lisa Spiro

Medialoper: Is Book Sharing Really a Threat to Publishing?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:21:29 -0000

"Last week bookseller Barnes and Noble unveiled the Nook, its long-awaited eReading device. Although ill-named, the Nook is a worthy competitor to the Kindle, offering a number of features not found on the Amazon device, including LendMe, a feature that allows for controlled sharing of ebooks. While the sharing feature comes with a number of limitations, it would appear to be a small but important step towards making DRM-restricted content slightly more flexible for consumers. There’s just one problem — publishers want no part of the Nook’s LendMe feature."

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"Last week bookseller Barnes and Noble unveiled the Nook, its long-awaited eReading device. Although ill-named, the Nook is a worthy competitor to the Kindle, offering a number of features not found on the Amazon device, including LendMe, a feature that allows for controlled sharing of ebooks. While the sharing feature comes with a number of limitations, it would appear to be a small but important step towards making DRM-restricted content slightly more flexible for consumers. There’s just one problem — publishers want no part of the Nook’s LendMe feature." - Lisa Spiro

Tags: ebook_readers, rights, ILL, policy

by: Lisa Spiro

The Nomadic Academic: Scholars in the Digital Age: The A4 ebook reader has come...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:01:30 -0000

Tags: ebook_readers

by: Lisa Spiro

Publishers Delaying Electronic Editions of Major Titles - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:19:03 -0000

Tags: ebooks, publishing

by: Lisa Spiro