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Hi Sue

 

I think a national/ consortium deal would be just the thing to help us get started. A better deal for income generation. I bet Amazon will be kicking themselves if it happens!! Lol

 

Best wishes

Jan

 

From: Sue Lawson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 20 May 2014 11:56
To: stjohnknight, jan
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Subject: Re: Selling eReaders in libraries

 

Hi Jan
I think it's a great idea. Makes perfect sense to me as we could offer ereader support, information about library ebook services plus help navigating all the different types of ebooks including free, self published, fanfic and traditional publishers.

Could even feed into the movement for libraries to become community publishers plus a source of income generation.

Perhaps a good idea to negotiate a national/consortium deal with ebook retailers rather than 150 individual authorities talking to the vendors?

Sue Lawson
www.librarycamp.co.uk

On 20 May 2014 10:49, "stjohnknight, jan" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Morning J

 

Has anyone thought of selling eReaders in their libraries?

 

Or is anyone actually selling them now?

 

If so, is this successful?

 

Just a thought… I’d be interested in your views of whether they should be sold in libraries or not and how you think they would be received.

 

We offer eReader support for our members to borrow ebooks so I just wondered if we could offer the sale of compatible eReaders for potentials…

 

Best wishes

Jan

 

 

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