[Web4lib] Request for info: Libraries that are circulating e-book readers

[Tim Spalding]

Loaning out ereaders is a losing game. Real-world books have a
problem. When you take one out of the library, one is out. But loaning
out ereaders is far worse. When you take one out of the library, every
book on the device is out. It's sounds modern, but it's really a big
step back, like chaining books to their shelves. It's like the
limitations of the physical world, times 200.

Loaning out ereaders is cute, but not sustainable financially or
organizationally. The real future is clear. You will pay through the
nose for a true ebook lending right.

Tim

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 8:56 PM, Robert Balliot <rballiot at gmail.com> wrote:
> The new tablet technology is knocking the price down on the e-book readers.
> It is a great time to wait and see how the price will bottom out:
>
> http://money.cnn.com/2010/06/21/technology/nook_price_cut/index.htm?hpt=T2
>
> R. Balliot