[Tarana]

Libraries are going to change. I totally agree with you. I also think that they will continue to lend materials for you to take home because that is their MANDATE. Many, many materials are unusable in ebook form. A large proportion of the population will never migrate to ereaders completely. The real problem is illiterate politicians who want to take away funding from libraries. Many libraries in CA closed or drastically reduced hours because of the stupid decisionmaking of voters and politicians there. Fortunately, most other states did not follow the example. I'd be more concerned about that than a major corporate entity. Access restrictions are far more chilling than one corporate entity for one format.