This week I went to my local county library (Los Angeles County) to get a library card so I could checkout some ebooks. Since I choose not to pay more than $9.99 for a non-reference ebook, my "plan" was to get those ebooks from the library (and when the prices dropped, I would then buy the ebooks).
Aside from patchy availability, everything I was interested in, had a waiting list. I haven't figured out how to tell where I am on the list.
While in the library, I asked about making a monetary donation specifically toward growing their ebook collection. I was told that their books are purchased centrally and they have no mechanism for taking donations for ebooks. The person I spoke with gave me her card and when I got home, I emailed her this
link on how to take donations. She's passing on the information to the powers that be in hopes that a system can be created.
So far, in my world, ebooks from the library are not ready for prime time.
