[Web4lib] Circulating Kindle and Nooks

[Michael Schofield]

That sort of ambiguity about libraries' roles means that libraries 
increasingly need to disassociate themselves with books. The misconception 
is still that libraries are about books. The emphasis should probably begin 
shifting toward becoming the link between people and eGovernment. At some 
point (way down the road), it is reasonable to expect that everyone will 
have a tethered device with [hopefully] free [but probably just cheap] 
internet. Then the question is what use is a physical library when everyone 
has their own hardware and free access points abound nationwide. 
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: "Chris (CE)" <crippel at ckls.org>
To: Cary Gordon <listuser at chillco.com>
Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:15:50 -0500
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Circulating Kindle and Nooks

Dear Cary,

I agree that this may be the heart of the matter.

I am concerned that the use of e-reading devices will grow with 
libraries will be left out of the distribution chain, either in reality 
or in the perception of readers and city administrators. (I librarians 
waking up some day with city administrators asking, "why do we need 
libraries when free and cheap books are available on the Web and 
everyone has a library on their devices?")

Overdrive, Sony Reader and Nook have left libraries in the distribution 
chain for now.

Amazon may come around to allowing libraries to provide content to Kindles.

I think we need to use this/these opportunity/ies to make readers and 
non-readers aware that libraries can provide content for devices and 
build readers' expectation that we do provide content for their devices.

This builds allies in protecting Fair Use.

Chris Rippel

Cary Gordon wrote:
> To me, this is the heart of the matter. Manufacturers and publishing
> are (again) asserting, in essence, that individuals have no rights
> with regard to the intellectual property of others. They may be
> granted license for limited use, the licensing entity can set any
> terms they wish, and that is it.
>
> They believe that Fair Use is a taking.
>
> This is going to be a tough issue and it won't be settled, one way or
> another, anytime soon.
>
> Cary
>
> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Tim Spalding <tim at librarything.com> 
wrote:
> ---- snip ---
>   
>> In this case I contend that gadget manufacturers and publishers are
>> fundamentally altering the legal context of intellectual production in
>> a way that undermines the legal rights and economic value of
>> libraries, the ethical standards of librarians and the rights of
>> patrons.
>>
>>     
> --- snip ---
>
>
>
>   


-- 
Thanks,

Chris Rippel
Central Kansas Library System
1409 Williams
Great Bend, Kansas 67530
620-792-4865 (voice)
620-792-5495 (fax)
crippel at ckls dot org
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Chicago, 1909

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