http://www.mattjmcd.com/2009/12/why-the-nook-misses-the-point/ Ideas and Actions from Matt J McDonald Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.mattjmcd.com/2009/12/why-the-nook-misses-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-70516 sylvieszafranski Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:28:05 +0000 http://www.mattjmcd.com/?p=1025#comment-70516 I know, I have been saying the same thing about some ebook and downloadable audiobooks vendors who manage the "one use at a time, others may place a hold and get notified when it's returned" model. It may serve them businesswise, it may please some librarians who are comfortable with the model but it totally robs us of the main advantage of digital materials. I know, I have been saying the same thing about some ebook and downloadable audiobooks vendors who manage the “one use at a time, others may place a hold and get notified when it's returned” model. It may serve them businesswise, it may please some librarians who are comfortable with the model but it totally robs us of the main advantage of digital materials.

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