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eBooks have been one of the first victims of the crisis in the Complutense Library. Apparently limited use does not justify the high price of the subscription. Only days after learning this, we read in the blog post Soybits the following: The University cuts costs with digital book .

The news did not refer to any English university, but Northwest Missouri State University, who apparently intended to save $ 400,000 of the 800,000 spent in a year to maintain its collection of textbooks.

What happens to our e-books to not be feasible in lean times? The collection that we signed was composed mostly works in English, but English publishers increasingly were turning to this mode of distribution between libraries electronic books, including Editorial Compluntense .

We regret that we have not overcome the reluctance to read on screen, but the generous offer digitized books on the Internet that can be downloaded free of charge, is making us familiar with the digital format in a rush.

ebrary platform, does not allow the downloading works as a whole, forcing us to stay connected. The traditional book is manageable, we can carry in your pocket everywhere, and that's what we want to continue doing with eBooks. That is the idea of \u200b\u200bthe appliances readers increasingly entrenched More on the market, but also mobile phones and PDAs, which can also be used to read.

flexible formats are imposed, you may use as you please, and that is the secret of the triumph of electronic books in libraries that opt \u200b\u200bfor them. We read in Soybits, that American libraries used ePub ; an open source format, which can run either with different readers.

Overdrive is a digital content distributor, which supplies books to libraries in this format as well as music and videos, with options that allow the material to be downloaded only accessible during the loan period, just as happens with paper books.

English publishing market, still quite timid to electronic publishing, could use similar solutions for electronic books and libraries are compatible.

Libraries are an exceptional showcase, which would "remove the fear" and familiarize consumers with this type of media. With that in mind, Sony has reached an agreement with some U.S. libraries, which provide each of them five e-book readers, and access to a collection Title of your Sony Reader Mobile Service Collections.

libraries can download books onto their computers or appliances readers, which can be used inside or outside the library. This Sony aims to popularize the use of electronic books within a marketing strategy.
In the same vein, English some libraries already provide readers appliances like books.

In times of crisis, look for imaginative solutions. No one can ignore the cost in maintenance and create space books paper both to individuals and to libraries. It would be interesting to librarians and publishers work together to popularize the format.