People in Bexar County, Texas, should be excited about the 10,000-e-book “BiblioTech” library system that the country is starting from scratch—without paper books. This is reportedly the first U.S. public library system to shun paper, cardboard and ink, except for computer printouts. Any books are better than none, and besides, the 10K figure encompasses only copyrighted books, not the tens of thousands of free classics that library patrons will be able to read electronically. What’s more, Bexar will add to the 10,000. County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, the main brain behind the plan, deserves praise for his open-mindedness about e-books, their cost-saving potential and other advantages. Many people, especially dyslectic Americans and...

We knew it would come this ... eventually. Did we not? Honestly, I figured we had a good five years ahead of us before libraries began opening their doors with nary a physical book in sight. Shows what I know. From Gizmodo this afternoon comes the fifty percent shocking, fifty percent predictable news that the Bexar County satellite office, which sits about seven miles south the Alamo, will soon become one of the nation's first bookless libraries. A Bexar County judge by the name of Nelson Wolff is the self-described book lover who came up with the idea, which isn't actually limited to...

Received the following email from Kayhan Boncoglu.  He's the guy who did a two hour interview with me on Bibliotech. For episode 13 of Bibliotech, we had Michael Porter of Library Renewal on, and he was on fire. It was such a great episode. I just wanted to give you the heads up and let you know about the episode. I brought up many instances of our interview with you because I personally think it was one of the best episodes we've done and you had so many valid points. Apparently, Michael Porter and Library Renewal has a business plan/case and...