Thread: Are libraries finished?
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Old 02-16-2011, 01:07 PM   #70
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Originally Posted by amo View Post
OverDrive is where we get our library e-books from hereabouts. BC Libraries are subscribed to OverDrive, and we access it through our library cards. Do you mean to say that where you are, you're getting OverDrive access for free, or you're subscribed on your own?
The overwhelming majority of libraries that offer ebooks, do so through OverDrive. I'm just south of you in Seattle and I get OverDrive through my library.

What I was hinting at is that you don't need an official library to provide ebook services. Local government could bypass libraries altogether and subscribe to OverDrive through any of their other agencies. For that matter, schools could also do it and so can private businesses.
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