tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post561100867083889841..comments2024-03-28T16:20:18.628-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Oh, Great...World's First Public Library with No BooksSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-89675659807300672072013-01-17T19:56:27.503-06:002013-01-17T19:56:27.503-06:00Yeah, Susan, that image just has "Library&quo...Yeah, Susan, that image just has "Library" written all over it, doesn't it?Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-72617401463579219622013-01-17T17:57:36.859-06:002013-01-17T17:57:36.859-06:00Imagine the inside of an Apple store. Yeah, right!...Imagine the inside of an Apple store. Yeah, right! I can hardly contain my excitement.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-13765567514678335412013-01-16T18:48:44.875-06:002013-01-16T18:48:44.875-06:00It just won't work, Alexia. I don't under...It just won't work, Alexia. I don't understand how anyone with half an ounce of a business brain could jump into this kind of set-up right now.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-45462195300779220022013-01-16T18:48:03.094-06:002013-01-16T18:48:03.094-06:00Library Girl, thanks for that link. I've been...Library Girl, thanks for that link. I've been aware of the problem for a while now, especially as regards some of the e-book publishers who either refuse to deal with libraries at all or price-gouge them beyond all decency. The cost per customer for a digital library would be impossible to make work for long under today's business terms regarding what libraries have to pay for e-books.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-87416430919842332632013-01-15T21:16:31.543-06:002013-01-15T21:16:31.543-06:00Beyond stupid! I agree with A Library Girl in that...Beyond stupid! I agree with A Library Girl in that I don't understand how it's a feasible idea. *shakes head*<br /><br /><a href="http://alexia561.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Alexia's Books and Such...</a>Alexia561https://www.blogger.com/profile/10797515620050469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-51327697427029305772013-01-15T17:14:04.813-06:002013-01-15T17:14:04.813-06:00There is potential for e-only libraries in the fut...There is potential for e-only libraries in the future (I don't see libraries with physical books disappearing, simply because preservation is still considered an important goal by many libraries), but not quite yet. Vendors still stomp on libraries too much for that to be the case. I don't know if you're on Facebook at all, but, if you haven't already seen this already, you might A Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.com