Hi, Barbara - Thanks for posting this article. Last week I attended a session at my local PL on how to set up one's Nook (there was a separate presentation for Kindle.). It was mid-morning and about fifty attended, the VAST majority "seniors." E-books are doing well at Monmouth County Libraries. But I do agree with the limited selection. (Library on the Go had an awful lot of pot-boiler [dare I say chick-lit?] that might best be pulped!) But I did find over a dozen titles in specific subject areas to put on my Wish List. Books of Jewish content were, frankly, nil. " About 60% of those 16 and older couldn't say whether their libraries had e-books." How many of that 60% are active public library users? One assumes that Pew polled library users, but ... Good to hear from you, and hope you are well. Phil (now retired also)
--- On Sat, 6/23/12, Barbara Leff <[email protected]> wrote: From: Barbara Leff <[email protected]> Subject: [ha-Safran] more on e-books To: "ha-Safran" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, June 23, 2012, 5:06 PM Worth reading.... pros and cons on libraries acquiring e-books... "E-book library borrowing rate is low, Pew survey finds"by Associated PressJune 22, 2012 Source: Los Angeles Times - http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-library-ebooks-20120622,0,3228515.story Barbara Y. [email protected] -----Inline Attachment Follows----- __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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