Will
10th Jan 2011, 06:57 pm
This article (http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/45730-at-ala-midwinter-brewster-kahle-librarians-ponder-the-e-book-future.html) over at Publishers Weekly has an interesting perspective on eBook future from librarians' perspective.
Key quotes:
1) "Kahle, who founded the Open Content Alliance, and Open Library project, a digitization program, offered a strong message to librarians: don’t let a few powerful corporations take control of the digital future."
2) Sarah Rosenblum, a librarian from Henepin County in Minnesota, told PW that in 2010 her library system spent $35,000 on e-books. In 2011, they would spend $350,000.
Key quotes:
1) "Kahle, who founded the Open Content Alliance, and Open Library project, a digitization program, offered a strong message to librarians: don’t let a few powerful corporations take control of the digital future."
2) Sarah Rosenblum, a librarian from Henepin County in Minnesota, told PW that in 2010 her library system spent $35,000 on e-books. In 2011, they would spend $350,000.