E-bo0ks. I love them. But they vary greatly. From copyright free books that can easily be downloaded from the web, to those purchased from your online book store, or downloaded into by Destiny for student use, to the e-reference collection from Gale that I have linked to my library web page. I really like those Gale books, they have unlimited use - every student in the school can be reading the same book at the same time, unlike the Follett version of e-books that only allow one patron at a time to have the book, and it remains on the computer it is downloaded to, regardless of user.
I see the future of books, and it's easily accessing all of our reading, news, non-fiction, and yes, fiction and pleasure reading via a reader similar to the Kindle. Instant gratification for those of us who can't wait to get to the bookstore to get the latest release from our favorite author. The new readers are SO improved, it really is almost like having the book in your hand, with perks. Annotations, no water damage, torn pages, etc. Of course, we have to keep those readers in good working order, or a small netbook, or laptop, or the iPhone, Blackberry, or... the choices are almost endless. And talk about taking the library to the student, this is exactly what that means. Library closed, no problem, just login and download. Perfection!
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