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Hi folks,
I actually work at the North Bend Public Library (and was interviewed in the story). We're pretty excited about circulating ebook readers to introduce people to the technology. We're actually not too worried about theft. We've been checking out word processors (that cost about the same as a Sony Reader) for several years with no issue. Other libraries in our district have also been checking out laptops with few problems.
Regarding OverDrive, the consortium of Oregon libraries subscribing to OverDrive recently decided to add ebooks to the subscription (and received a nice grant to build a starting collection). Hopefully, ebooks should be available through that service in March or April. Compatibility with OverDrive was one of the reasons we chose to purchase Sony Readers rather than Kindles.
If you guys have ideas on how/what we should circulate on our new Readers, we'd love to hear them.
Cheers!
Buzzy
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