Ebooks

The increase in the amount of materials being digitized and new technology has led to the popularity of electronic books, or ebooks. Ebooks are a great new source for libraries and for people who love to read. Devices that allow users to read ebooks, such as the Kindle or the Nook, allow the user to transport a number of books around easily and read those books at their convenience.

Libraries and publishers have started to make more books available electronically. An example of this availability is the recent releasing of the popular Harry Potter series in ebook format. Libraries can gain access to many of these electronic sources through systems like OverDrive. According to the OverDrive site, the system gives access to more than 650,000 digital resources from many different publishers.

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