Thread: Libraries should buy ebook readers (from The Boston Globe)
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Old 12-23-2009, 10:56 AM   #17
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Why don't they charge a nominal fee for the reader rental, then use the money to buy more ebooks for them? The movie stores used to charge for the VCRS...

I know people like my stepdad who are pondering a reader purchase and would gladly pay $1 to try one out. Over time, as more people have their own hardware, they could expand the ebook offerings and ditch the hardware purchases.
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