PrintArs Technica on Kindle/Overdrive [4]: Ars Technica on the Kindle/Overdrive experience. Two best quotes:
“To see what’s available, visit your library’s website, which will likely display an obvious link to the OverDrive eMediaLibrary [5]. Login to the system, usually by entering details like a library card number and PIN code, and you’ll find a website straight out of 2002.”
and they clearly see what the future may bring:
“For Amazon, this looks only like a first step. While the arrangement helps Amazon move more Kindle hardware and sell some books (checked-out books can easily be purchased for those who want permanent access), a far more compelling product might come from Amazon itself rather than a local library: pay a yearly fee and get access to millions of Kindle-ready books. Not surprisingly, Amazon is working on exactly this idea (and it already rents textbooks).”
