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Originally Posted by Oldpilot
I find that very hard to believe. I live in a university town where the library split off a few years ago from the university library (parking, of course!) and still exists in a rented storefront in a little strip mall. It has very little money, is only only open a few days a week, and has a staff of two or three yet it offers e-books.
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I live in the state's largest metropolitan area - in Mississippi. The library system here has had its budget cut every year for the past several years. They're closing at least one library because they can't afford to operate it anymore. According to the Technical Director at the main library, it has been discussed, but they can't afford to add any new media.
I'm sure another factor is that Mississippi is pretty far behind the curve in newfangled things, like the internet. There probably just isn't any demand for eBooks yet.