Dordale,
eNYPL now has a small number of epub books. I haven't checked the entire holdings, which you can do by setting the correct search parameters, but I did check Science Fiction and Fantasy and found less than a dozen. This is a new format for them and I assume they'll be adding more titles.
Again, I would encourage everyone to pay the fee for out of area service. Libraries are about the cheapest entertainment around and the usual annual fee is only the price of about four hardcovers.
elfwood
