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Old 09-18-2013, 12:48 PM   #26
Ken Maltby
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This seems exactly backwards to me. This is a poor area, and most residents don't have internet access. They need books they can see, the ability to sit in a chair and read a book WITHOUT SOMEONE LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER. In the story, Mr. Pena said he liked electronic books because he didn't have to worry about losing or damaging them. What about the electronic reader? If you want to have a bookless library, start in an area where everyone has internet access and can explore what the net has to offer.
Is that how it is in "poor areas" of Chicago? There is plenty of broadband coverage in the south part of San Antonio. To access ebook files you wouldn't even need broadband, though, dial-up would work fine. I doubt that you could find a welfare mother without 250 channels of U-verse and as much broadband as they want, to go along with their "Obama" Wireless Phone.

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