Saturday, October 24, 2009

Online books at libraries?

Disruptive technology means we need new way of doing things. Electronic books could destroy libraries. Unless we find a way to borrow electronic books. Publishers would like to charge libraries hundreds of times the price of a regular book, since it'll get read multiple times. But they're just getting greedy.

Honestly, the problem with electronic media with locks on is that corporations get greedy instead of thinking of how best to create an experience that gets customers coming back. Hopefully Barnes & Noble's ebook reader will crack this nut, by letting us share books with each other without charging extra for the privilege.

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