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If you doubt the need for the cost-savings of e-books, take a look at stats from ALA.

In the past two years library budgets have been cut in the U.S. by at least $109 million–even though library use is dramatically up over the last ten years. That’s something to ponder during National Library Week (April 10-16).

Best to fund libraries better, of course, but e-books, however, also can help. Too bad ALA-prez-elect Michael Gorman is an anti-e-book Luddite.

Also useful would be avoidance of wasteful Hollywood-bought requirements such as the broadcast flag, which the ALA, to its credit, is fighting. (Found via LISNews.)

 
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