tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post6607597741558723440..comments2024-03-28T09:38:23.219-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Kindle Users to Join the Long Library Queues with the Rest of UsSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-41560834707990140092011-04-23T22:29:12.201-05:002011-04-23T22:29:12.201-05:00Not part of the problem, Kathleen, part of the sol...Not part of the problem, Kathleen, part of the solution. All the new Kindle user demand might force publishers to come up with a plan that makes sense regarding how they will supply e-books to libraries.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-33906122287304647112011-04-23T18:37:12.415-05:002011-04-23T18:37:12.415-05:00I'm hoping that the libraries and publishers w...I'm hoping that the libraries and publishers will figure out this model so we can all enjoy the same easy access to eBooks as we do to print books at the library. As the owner of a Kindle I guess I am part of the problem!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-10681881476710614422011-04-23T16:05:54.476-05:002011-04-23T16:05:54.476-05:00I hadn't realized that academic libraries were...I hadn't realized that academic libraries were running behind public libraries in this area, Library Girl. That surprises me a bit since I have felt that the lead in change of any sort would come from the academic libraries. Believe me, though, public libraries are far from prepared to meet this new onslaught of patrons wanting to borrow e-books. Checking out an e-book has been an Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-89187784139396337882011-04-21T19:25:46.094-05:002011-04-21T19:25:46.094-05:00As someone who lives in a town where the academic ...As someone who lives in a town where the academic library (where I work) is way better funded than the public library, even considering budget cuts, all this news did was remind me how much the library e-book situation in my town stinks.<br /><br />Whatever issues public libraries face with e-books, they might as well be centuries ahead of academic libraries. It's only just recently that one A Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.com