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I think you should also consider Kranu's first paragraph if you expect students to all be reading the same book at the same time:
"Library book borrowing doesn't work as you would expect anyways. Each library has a limited license of the books, so even though it is digital, only so many people can be reading the book at the same time (often just one book). As a result, there is a really long wait time. It definitely would not work in a school environment."
It will not be possible to borrow sufficient copies for more than 2 or 3 students if that. This would not matter if it were the kindle or a reader that does natively read library epub books.
The only way for multiple copies would be to strip the drm and that probably would not be a great example to students - illegal or inappropriate drm removal.
Now getting classics in the public domain might work. But if students need to purchase each book that could be pricey.
But I'm sure this concept will shake out soon enough. ereaders and ebooks in schools will become more natural and maybe it will be like textbooks in public school - there will be a deal from publishers and re-use permitted year after year.
Although if I recall public school, a long time ago, when we read literature, we did buy our own copies of books and plays.
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