Eau Claire library steps up e-book service. (Eau Claire Leader Telegram, 1/5/2012)
A new e-reader service at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library will eliminate waiting lists for many titles and allow for renewal of electronic checkouts.
On Tuesday the library started a new service known as Freading, in which library users can download e-books for two weeks and renew for another two weeks using their iPads, Nooks or other e-readers and electronic tablets.
"We're always trying to meet and match the interests of our readers," library director John Stoneberg said Thursday, when the library announced the new service.
The library has contracted with Library Ideas, a Virginia-based company that operates Freading, to offer the e-book download service locally, Stoneberg said. The library is covering the estimated $10,000 to $15,000 annual cost from its existing budget.
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