Kobo has plans to unveil a new framework for libraries that would allow them to buy and distribute eBooks. The new library program would allow libraries to purchase eBooks directly from Kobo and allow their patrons to read them. The first stage of this grand plan is rolling out with the Hutt City Libraries in New Zealand. They have just begun to sell e-Readers and tablets in their branches and will provide a rental system for the devices later this year.
Michael Sauers is currently the Director of Technology for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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Kobo has plans to unveil a new framework for libraries that would allow them to buy and distribute eBooks. The new library program would allow libraries to purchase eBooks directly from Kobo and allow their patrons to read them. The first stage of this grand plan is rolling out with the Hutt City Libraries in New Zealand. They have just begun to sell e-Readers and tablets in their branches and will provide a rental system for the devices later this year.
