Libraries Need More Freedom to Distribute Digital Books
But publishers are working hard to prevent that.
But publishers are working hard to prevent that.
University libraries around the world are seeing precipitous declines in the use of the books on their shelves.
The question now is how to leverage its nature to make it maximally useful and used.
To focus only on the ‘digital divide’ between desktop and laptop users is to miss an encouraging trend.
Is a universal library finally within reach?