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I imagine a deal with Amazon.com might piss-off the Publishers hugely:
Buy a number of Kindles at way below cost. Setup multiple accounts where 5 Kindles are tied to an account. Buy books within an author or genre. One eBook license then could be on 5 different Kindles. Then lend the Kindles. Not only are the eBooks cheaper than the typical hard cover purchased by the library, but they get 5 for one.
This threat could easily get the Publishers to the bargaining table. And Overdrive.com. It is not a solution. But, Amazon.com is the entity that can battle the Publishers lawyer-to-lawyer.
Who knows? Amazon.com may really, really like a setup that ties the Public Libraries to Kindle and Amazon.com purchases.
It is really hard to win a PR battle against Public Libraries. The Bush Administration attempted to with "Radical Militant Librarians" with the US Patriot Act and Son of US Patriot Act. It did not work.
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