[WEB4LIB] RE: why ebooks and when?

[Deon Dempsey]

Forgive me, but I've only just arrived at the tale end of the 
conversation.  But in response to the comments about fiction 
eBooks,  recently  I've heard of Library Science textbooks being offered 
for a cost lower than available at University bookstores.

And there are several avenues offering eBooks of the humanities, especially 
for those interested in Area Studies.  Usually books of this kind are 
rare.  Berkeley, Chicago, and Columbia have been front-runners in offering 
access to full-length language materials, dictionaries, etc. materials that 
are especially helpful for Area Studies scholars.

Yes, I realize you are really interested in computer science materials, but 
like science books, big bucks for publishing houses....I guess those will 
be slower at coming around to our way of thinking.

dd

Ms. Deon Dempsey, MLIS
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78713-7330
ddempsey at mail.utexas.edu       


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