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Old 03-03-2011, 06:57 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian View Post
You mean, like somebody wanted to borrow "The Girl who kicked the Hornet's Nest" and the librarian says "Here, take this Kindle, it's got the whole trilogy on it?" I'm sure that would violate all kinds of laws, and be very difficult to handle on top of it.



That much is true. Just like puppies
There are libraries doing it. Risk in --- broken and lost Kindles. Advantages in --- content from all publishers including MacMillan, Simon and Schuster.

Here's one
http://www.rflib.org/books-and-media/kindles

My son's school is talking about it for kids too. Supplying Kindles to 6th/9th Graders and then using them in several classes. They are still in the stages of exploring which technology would be the best.
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