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GlenBarrington · 02-13-2010, 07:40 AM

If it passes.

But it will also be good for driving PC give-away programs since you can't really support a basic ereader without a PC. It will also drive programs to increase gov't subsidy of bringing high speed internet to areas of low population density. (all worthy, but very costly)

It will drive the set up more e-lending programs at public libraries.

Off hand, I can't think of other effects it might cause although I"m sure there are numerous downstream effects I haven't thought of.

I don't think it stands a chance of passing since few politicians value reading, and I doubt text book publishing lobbyists would really want their product digitized any faster than it already is.

02-13-2010, 07:40 AM	#6
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	This could be good for ebook format standardization. . . If it passes. But it will also be good for driving PC give-away programs since you can't really support a basic ereader without a PC. It will also drive programs to increase gov't subsidy of bringing high speed internet to areas of low population density. (all worthy, but very costly) It will drive the set up more e-lending programs at public libraries. Off hand, I can't think of other effects it might cause although I"m sure there are numerous downstream effects I haven't thought of. I don't think it stands a chance of passing since few politicians value reading, and I doubt text book publishing lobbyists would really want their product digitized any faster than it already is.