e-book source website

[Ann Okerson <ann.okerson@yale.edu>]

Forwarded from a Special Libraries Association list, FYI. 
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From: Peter_Moon@HSB.com
Subject: e-book source website
To: SLA-CCNV@gatekeeper.sla.org
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 08:36:57 -0500

Anyone who is pursuing e-books should know about this "Cribsheet on
Electronic Books (eBooks)" website:
                         http://www.rcls.org/ebookcrib.htm

It is broken into 5 sections - the technologies, the benefits, the
drawbacks, opportunities for libraries, and industry/overview sites.

In "the technologies" section there are 7 vendors listed (including
netlibrary.com and books24x7.com); and 5 public domain websites, such as
Project Gutenberg, Internet Public Library Online Texts Page, and
Bartleby.com

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