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Libraries have a novel idea

Libraries are expanding e-book offerings with out-of-print editions.

Federal News Network Staff

June 29, 2010 2:58 pm

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Libraries are expanding e-book offerings with out-of-print editions, part of a broader effort to expand borrowing privileges in the Internet Age that could challenge traditional ideas about copyright, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Starting Tuesday, a group of libraries led by the Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library, are joining forces to create a one-stop website for checking out e-books, including access to more than a million scanned public domain books and a catalog of thousands of contemporary e-book titles available at many public libraries.

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