“While many libraries lend out electronic books for those who already have a tablet or e-reader, a Wisconsin library is cranking the digital lending up a notch,” Ina Fried reports for AllThingsD.
“The Eau Claire, Wis., library is lending out iPads,” Fried reports. “Some of the iPads are loaned for a week at a time, while others are offered for four hours at a time for use within the library.”
Fried reports, “Each tablet is loaded with 1,000 books and 10 audiobooks, as well as various apps and Web site links. In all, the library has 44 iPads to lend.”
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