I like how the ebooks from Project Gutenberg avoid having to comply too strictly with copyright by putting the onus on the user downloading the file. "Not copyrighted in the United States. If you live elsewhere check the laws of your country before downloading this ebook." Downloading the files was very easy, i did find the search functionality fairly clunky though.
I must say that I am not a big fan of fiction in ebook format. I don't like reading from the screen for so long. I do like non-fiction books as ebooks though - makes scanning the book for the piece of information you need much easier - i.e. you use the search. I wonder if for this reason ebooks may be taken up more in an academic setting than in public libraries?
Audio books are great. The State Library of Tasmania is currently looking into the available options in regards to audio books - i have been involved in the research and have learnt a far bit about the issues surrounding proving a digital audio book service, I am convinced that it is something we must offer.
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