Not exact matches
A number of industries and reading sectors, including the hospitality industry and public and academic
libraries, have already turned to
widespread digital
access to support their customers, and this partnership can serve as a model for bridging local, state, national, and international coverage for digital readers.
The early predictions for almost every facet of digital publishing have proven to be as beneficial as once believed, especially in the areas of digital textbooks,
widespread access to self - publishing possibilities, and even the gains made in ebook
library lending.
Currently, this practice is not particularly
widespread at public
libraries; some 15 % of public
libraries circulate preloaded e-reading devices (up from 5 % the previous year), and 26 % expect to in the future, according to the 2011 survey from Library Journal and School Library Journal.58 Meanwhile, according to the ALA's 2011 - 2012 Public Library Funding & Technology
Access Study, 39 % of
libraries offer e-readers to patrons for check - out.59