Monday, January 19, 2009

The future of circulation

Cleveland Public Library and the 29 libraries in its system have debuted the e-pub format. While the library has been offering electronic book downloads, the new system is the standard used by publishers across the country. Patrons can put the e-books on a variety of electronic devices, and a plethora of titles are available for download.

I'm curious to see how Cleveland-area libraries handle the new options for the patrons. Obviously, they have already adjusted their services to provide what the patrons are looking for.

I also wonder if the books will be loadable to the iPhone to be read through Stanza, which is kind of like Apple's response to Amazon's Kindle. I'll have to check this out on the boyfriend's iPhone.

No comments: