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Though libraries are often wary about circulating hardware devices, and the Sony Reader is not yet optimized for libraries, the Broward County Library (BCL), Fort Lauderdale, FL, reports significant success—after some bumps in the road—in what it calls its Sony Reader Circulation Project.
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Library officials hope that the next edition of the Reader—now priced at $299—may offer more flexibility to libraries. Daniel Albohn, Manager of New Business Developer for the Sony Reader, told LJ, “I fully expect, in the months ahead, that libraries will experiment more with Sony Readers, including circulate them to their patrons.”

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6579082.html