Some of the items mentioned specifically in the report involve the access to ebooks for consumers, especially in public libraries that currently do not have
ebook lending capabilities.
Not exact matches
3M Library Systems, creators of cloud - based
ebook lending and a library - specific e-reader device for patron checkout, and OverDrive, the leading provider of
ebooks, audio books, and downloads to over 18,000 public libraries, may be competitors in the services they provide, but they are united in the fact that their work is intended to increase the
capabilities of public libraries to provide
ebook lending services to patrons.
Weaknesses — No SD Card slot, no wireless, no good
ebook store to back it up, no reading apps for other platforms, no browser, terrible use of touch
capability, no speakers, no text to speech feature, no
lending.
This is a technical restriction (they don't have the
capability yet) as opposed to a policy decision that OUP won't
lend ebooks via its own platform.