[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #187: E-books vs. print

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #187: E-books vs. print**
*July 21, 2010


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries./

Amazon announced yesterday 
<http://www.geeksugar.com/Kindle-Books-Outsell-Traditional-Books-Amazon-9174544?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+geeksugar+%28geeksugar+-+Geek+is+chic.%29&utm_content=Google+Reader> 
that it sold more Kindle books than hardback books over the last three 
months.  While the format of the book may be changing, people are 
continuing to read more and more.  Digital and print books will coexist 
for quite a while.

    * Reading Faceoff: E-books vs. Print Books
      <http://mashable.com/2010/07/19/reading-faceoff-e-books-vs-print-books/>
      Vote for your preference and then see how the vote stands so far.
    * Five Reasons Amazon E-Books are Outselling Hardcovers
      <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/07/20/urnidgns002570F3005978D800257766005BA5CF.DTL>
    * Hardcovers vs. Kindles
      <http://www.earlyword.com/2010/07/20/hardcovers-vs-kindles/> More
      analysis of the trend
    * At Amazon, E-Book Sales Outpace Hardbacks
      <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128635547>

*/Bonus link:/*
How many e-books does your library have? 
<http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1010415> Librarians 
and patrons in the US and Canada weighed in with their stats.

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations&  Support
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