Libraries offer advice on purchasing eReaders





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Stacks of books behind an eReader, signifying the number of titles available on the device




“If you are going to circulate eReaders to middle schoolers, consider buying “bomb proof” covers for each eReader device.” This is the advice that a school librarian tendered after participating in the eBook Pilot project which concluded in May, 2012. The objective of this pilot project was to distill the experiences of academic, public, and school librarians as they experimented with circulating eReader devices and training staff and the public on how to use these devices.

Their collective wisdom includes information on the following:

Read more on the eBook Pilot Project's Purchasing Tips page.
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