«As our users increasingly turn to digital media, public libraries need to be poised and ready to serve their needs with a range of digital materials including ebooks and
loanable e-readers,» said Queens Library President and CEO Thomas W. Galante.
Most
e-reader owners are honest (many are of the older generation); they will not invest the time and trouble to obtain a pirated copy of a book if the pricing makes sense and if all books are
loanable (so they can't be read while they are on someone else's
e-reader).