Will publishers let libraries find a way to lend them? If not, what will happen to libraries, especially those that, like public libraries, have always circulated a lot of fiction?
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/survey-shows-growing-strength-of-e-books/
Survey Shows Growing Strength of E-Books
By JULIE BOSMAN
E-books continued their surge in popularity last year, surpassing hardcover books and paperbacks to become the dominant format for adult fiction in 2011, according to a survey of publishers released Wednesday.
Bibliographic Wilderness 