Library Use of E-books

Data in the report is based on a survey of 75 academic, public and special libraries. Librarians detail their plans on how they plan to develop their e-book collections, what they think of e-book readers and software, and which e-book aggregators and publishers appeal to them most and why. Other issues covered include: library production of e-books and collection digitization, e-book collection information literacy efforts, use of e-books in course reserves and inter-library loan, e-book pricing and inflation issues, acquisition sources and strategies for e-books and other issues of concern to libraries and book publishers.

Primary Research Group. Use of e-books on historical subjects was also
somewhat light. Only 7.5% reported extensive use and 12.5% reported significant
use. Use was a little greater among the college libraries than public or special
libraries.