[LINK] iPads

[Peter Batchelor]

Eating my words already...

http://overdrive.com/products/dlr/

Have a look at the New York Public Library link (http:// 
ebooks.nypl.org) to see how they are doing it right now.

Peter

On 31/05/2010, at 4:30 PM, Peter Batchelor wrote:

> Time-limited downloads to your Kindle, iPad, etc - no need to go into
> the library, just access it online?
>
> To allow for the model used for dead tree books there would have to be
> a check-out and check-in system so that the book was only borrowed by
> one person at a time.
>
> Can't see it happening any time soon :-)
>
> Peter
>
>
> On 31/05/2010, at 4:14 PM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>
>> Question from the floor, without notice
>>
>> What are e-books and the iPad going to do to public and other
>> libraries?
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Regards
>> brd
>
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