Have you ever borrowed an e-book from a library? If the answer is no, you’re a member of a large majority. A survey out Thursday from the Pew Internet Project finds that only 5 percent of “recent library users” have tried to borrow an e-book this year.
About three-quarters of public libraries offer e-books, according to the American Library Association, but finding the book you want to read can be a challenge — when it’s available at all.
Full piece — At the top of screen is a button to “click to listen” audio is 7 minutes 50 seconds.
This episode of “All Things Considered” had other pieces about ebooks and publishing in addition to the library one. They were:
Change Is The Only Constant In Today’s Publishing Industry
E-Books Destroying Traditional Publishing? The Story’s Not That Simple
Margaret Atwood’s Brave New World Of Online Publishing
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