Amazon's Kindle

How does Oprah's endorsement of Amazon's Kindle affect the way libraries will provide services? Oprah is a very persuasive person and this show (Oprah's Favorite New Gadget) she devoted to promoting the product will certainly influence people. The hefty price is going to cause many people to not go out and buy it now, though it won't be long until the price comes down. Yet this is going to impact libraries. Where do we go from here? Are we thinking of ways to encourage these and other forms of technology to be used by our patrons? It's something to ponder.

BookSwim

I came across this service, Bookswim, some time ago. I have several thoughts going on in my brain about it and am curious.

How do you think this will impact the way libraries provide services?

No free shipping in France

I have been following this Amazon.com case in France. It is rather fascinating to see how the French government is fining Amazon.com for providing free shipping on books people order. I am curious to see how long Amazon.com can withstand the fines and if they can cause a movement to change the 1981 Lang law.